Stochastic ramblings about economics and economists by Henrik Jensen. About me and this blog. Motivated by the current discussions about the Greek debt problems, Paul De Grauwe and Yuemei Ji have a VoxEu column addressing Why the ECB should not insist on repayment of its Greek bonds. They almost question the intellectual sanity of German economics professors and central bankers. So yes, extending the maturity on the G.

If you would rather just see Highlighted Posts. I confess that I am a great fan of Applied History. Theoretical arguments and conceptual frameworks are, ultimately, nothing but distilled, crystalized, and chemically cooked history.

Monday, March 26, 2018. Chinese income distribution in 2002-3 and 2013 - globalinequality. Tariffs as a Method of Promoting LR Free Trade - Everyday Economist. Saving the Shrinking Middle - Mohamed A. The War Within The FBI - Economic Principals. Inflation and unemployment - MacroMania. Mechanisms, singular and general - Understanding Society. Size is Overrated - Cecchetti and Schoenholtz.

REAL Global Competence for REAL Global Leaders. On July 11, 2011. This is a very hot topic with my clients these days, especially those in Europe. On May 6, 2011. On April 24, 2011.

Winner of the New Statesman SPERI Prize. Wednesday, 4 April 2018. How could they have acted differently given their balance policy? To believe they will be better off after Brexit.

Public Financial Management, Healthcare reform, Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks, Economic Policy and All Things Fiscal. Monday, December 5, 2011. Good Text Book on Public Policy.

My recent blog posts and reports from elsewhere. Wow, it rather seems like my posting rate slowed down after the birth of my daughter Eloise in 2013, and the drop to zero for a while after 2014 may have something to do with the subsequent arrivals of Josiane and Henry.