Pensions, taxes, and tax havens
I have discussed the topic above on La Gabbia, LA7, “Grillo contro Renzi”, 6 April 2014, from min. 1:12:52 (go to the video)
Labour market reforms: French ‘casseurs’ are right
After Italy, it is the turn of France to ‘reform’ the labour market. Figures A to C show the story we are usually told in that regard: the higher labour flexibility, the higher the employment levelRead More…
The EU: In or Out? (Video)
The recording of the event is now available on Youtube
The EU: In or Out?
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The Left must be radical and must side with the working class
– From: Collettivo Stella Rossa [Italian only] – Abbiamo rivolto qualche domanda a Marco Veronese Passarella, docente di economia presso l’Università di Leeds e co-autore con Emiliano Brancaccio del libro: “L’austerità èRead More…
Economists do it with models
It is a well known fact. Economists like doing it with models. But they often do it with wrong or irrelevant models – one would be attempted to say. Are simple economics models alwaysRead More…
A tribute to Augusto Graziani
Tomorrow will mark the second anniversary of Augusto Graziani‘s passing. Graziani has been one of the most eminent Italian economists of the Twentieth century. He was the founding father of the (Italian school of the) monetaryRead More…
Gioia, PIL e rivoluzione (Happiness, GDP and revolution)
(to be translated soon) Che il prodotto interno lordo (d’ora in poi PIL) sia un modo un po’ antiquato ed altamente discrezionale di misurare il flusso di ricchezza prodotto annualmente in unRead More…
SFC models: old stuff or brand-new models?
Someone asserts they need to be microfounded. Someone claims they are not brand-new models. Someone rejected them or abandoned their ‘brand’ because they are no longer the cutting edge of heterodox economics. Perhaps theseRead More…