The decision to exclude some Russian banks from the international SWIFT payment system has caused great concern in the global financial system, as its effects are expected to be significant in a number of sectors of the economy. However, in this climate of instability and uncertainty, which is reflected in nervous liquidations in the markets, …
Category: Economics
The German Economy Is Heading for a New Recession
The scenario of stagnant inflation in the German economy is visible, which is the worst possible at this time. Extremely worrying are the data for the German economy for the fourth quarter of 2021. In fact, the forecast of Trust Economics (https://trusteconomics.eu) is that, if the problem of the pandemic continues and Q22022 the next …
The Seven Causes-Sins That Trigger Inflation
Arrogance, jealousy, rage, laziness, greed, greed, lust. These are the seven deadly sins from which, if the sinner is not “cleansed”, he will be deprived (according to Dante) of Divine Grace and will be led to the eternal condemnation of his soul. What are the sins that the poor consumer pays today in all the …
Inflation Losses
Citizens of both the US and the EU have learned to live, in recent months, with the resurgence of the phenomenon of inflation that has re-emerged sharply since it was last recorded in early 2011. Adapting to the new reality should be done immediately, as the impact on disposable income is already here as well …
The Devaluation of Human Labour in the Creation of Wealth
Reliable financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Credit Suisse Research Institute confirm a new reality that has been gradually consolidating over the last decade and which has deteriorated dangerously over the last two years due to the peculiarities of the pandemic. In general, both billionaires and multimillionaires have increased …
The New Forms of Labor Market after the Pandemic Era
The end of the pandemic that led to an unprecedented global crisis enables countries’ governments to restart their economies by learning from what they experienced through the crisis, always taking into account the potential of each economy they manage. The changes can be neither immediate nor excessive. The aim is to change the direction of …
Persistent High Inflation Prices Reflect Changes in the Real Economy
The inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment has been shown to be temporary-short-term and does not stem from inflation per se, but from unexpected inflation, which contributes to maintaining inflation. By the fact that inflation can contribute to the development of an economy, we mean the positive relationship between rising inflation, that is, the increase …
Trust and Compliance are the Foundations of Society
What would happen to a society if the deficit of trust grew? What would be the relationship of the individual with society and its institutions? And more specifically, what form would the citizen’s compliance take in terms of assuming the burdens that are due to him, and in particular of the tax burdens? It seems …
Inflation: A lot of Money chasing Few Goods
Price increases and inflation caused by specific factors, such as product shortages, supply / demand and liquidity. The natural or artificial reduction of the availability of a product contributes to a drastic increase of its price. Lack of duration makes the increase permanent. The ephemeral shortage eventually leads to a return of the price to …
Development Tips for Developing Economies
A grid of six central policies to improve both the productive activity of enterprises and the institutional framework that defines the underlying economic functions could be as follows: 1. Reduction of frictions from taxes and labor contributions, e.g. reduction of insurance contributions, solidarity contributions, income integration in a single tax scale, etc. 2. Implementation of …