by Gabriel Braga | Sep 25, 2022 | Economics
The real meaning of inflation A distinctive feature of the economists of the so-called “Austrian School of Economics” is that they advocate a theory of money considerably different from that of their colleagues in other schools of economic thought. The differences...
by Josh Lauson Ascough | Aug 13, 2022 | Economics
Monetary Policy and Environmental Progress Why Bad Money Drives Up Pollution Many people are growing concerned about pollution and its growing effects on our environment and quality of life. So much so it seems, that politicians are now taking nuclear power much more...
by Josh Lauson Ascough | Aug 5, 2022 | Economics
What the Monetary Authorities Should Do With CPI hitting a 40 year high of 9.1%, the Bank of England has responded by raising interest rates to 1.25%; up by 0.25 from the previous period. This, alongside ex chancellor and PM hopeful Rishi Sunak planning to ‘tackle...
by André Marques | Jul 17, 2022 | Economics
Croatia May Become the 20th Member of the Eurozone in 2023: What Does this Mean to the Euro? The European Central Bank (ECB) informed, in June, that Croatia fulfills the requirements and can join the euro on January 1st, 2023. If this happens, Croatia will be the 20th...
by Josh Lauson Ascough | Apr 13, 2022 | Economics
Fuel shortages are different to inflation Inflation is here, but there’s also a shortage game in town. In almost all mainstream economics textbooks, when the subject of inflation is reached, the standard definition is that inflation is a general increase in the price...
by André Marques | Mar 2, 2022 | Economics
The European Central Bank Is Trapped Like the Fed Like the FED, the ECB does not have much room to raise interest rates without causing major complications in the financial market and the economy. The eurozone’s annual price inflation rate hit 5 percent in December...
