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De derde kloof
De regeringsvorming in België moet een dubbele kloof overbruggen. De Noord/Zuidkloof is de eerste. De taalproblematiek is wellicht echter minder ernstig dan de Link/Rechts tegenstellingen, een tweede kloof.Door de uitputtingsslag die nu bezig is, groeit de roep om een snelle oplossing. Deze snel op te richten regering moet met ...
Is China slowing (much) more than expected ?
What could be the Black Swan of 2011 ?Going through all the forecasts and outlooks that accompany any start of the year, one thing seems to be sure for all economists: China will continue to save the world economy...But what if China slows down ?Impossible ?The Chinese economic indicators leave room for discussion. The economic ...
Alan Greenspan still loves bubbles (update)
If he would have the chance, he would do it over again, in exactly the same way...Alan Greenspan has no regrets. The ICT bubble, the housing bubble, the credit bubble, all built on cheap money. The Greenspan era had two periods: a sound policy until 1996, then a period of easy money and monetary experiments. Curiously, after his ...
US Banks were also insolvent in the 80-ies and 90-ies
Experts almost unanimously are pushing for a nationalisation of the banking sector, especially in the US. As this decision will determine to an important degree the next decade, it might be interesting to look at some counterarguments before deciding. The case for nationalisation can be summarised : ... the ...
De Europese Schuldpiramide
De wet van Gresham is aan een demonstratie bezig in Europa: het goede geld wordt in snel tempo achter het slechte geworpen. De ECB is ontmaagd, Maastricht verkracht en de euro verdrachmet.
Your Crystal Ball for 2011
Fed up with all the forecasts by the economists ? You want to make your own forecasts ? Well, here is your chance ![polldaddy poll="4293623"]
Generation Y prefers government jobs
Interesting article in De Standaard on the young generation and their career ambition. Working for the government has become the ultimate dream of the young generation, according to the newspaper and research from Acerta . Generatie Y is de generatie van de huidige twintigers, en zeer jonge dertigers: ...















