Author: Lukas Pietilä
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What the private sector thinks of governments’ spending splurge
It is substantively true to characterise current noncrisis government spending patterns as something unprecedented in modern history.
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The pitfall of weaponising economics against Russia
Kremlinites will be jittering as EU officials prepare to deal a decisive blow on Russian finances…with their planned 19th package of sanctions.
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The European Single market must dare to be bold
The Single Market is the single biggest success of European integration. It also encapsulates everything that is wrong with the European Union.
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The American triple whammy
Just as recession fears were being left in the rear-view mirror, a Trump-shaped sunshade has cast doubts over a “soft landing”.
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Visual guide to the euro area economy #2
For the second year running, here are the 20 (+1) best charts to describe the current situation in the eurozone economy.
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The real winners of bad geopolitics
Dubbed by The Economist as the „bleakest week in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain“, things have as of recent taken a turn for the worse.
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What critical infrastructure tells us about economic resilience
The two major economic crises of the past years exposed deficiencies in the world’s supply chains.
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An Ode to macro
Although this blog’s tagline reads “delving into the magical world of economics – from a micro to macro perspective”, I am afraid that this has mostly not been the case.
