Tag: Piper’s world
Populist solutions are rarely the best – economy
It is part of the economists’ self-image to be uncomfortable. You should do the math when politicians, executives, activists and others come up with the very simple solutions. And when…
Piper’s World: Downfall Before Us – Economy
Economists should never make the mistake of thinking of themselves as scientists. Physics has laws like: “In a vacuum, light propagates at a speed of 299,792 kilometers per second.” There…
Piper’s world: Back then in Freiburg – economy
Party programs are often underestimated. It is true that politicians rarely translate them one-to-one into practical politics. But programs can absorb, condense and also change the zeitgeist. The Düsseldorf guiding…
Natural disasters: compulsory insurance must come – economy
Sure, climate change is not directly to blame for the flood disaster this summer in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. But global warming will make such disasters more common. The risks…