TIME: American Capitalism’s Great Crisis

Wednesday, August 24 Media coverage

TIME, May 12, 2016, by Rana Foroohar. “Over the past few decades, finance has turned away from this traditional role. Academic research shows that only a fraction of all the money washing around the financial markets these days actually makes it to Main Street businesses. ‘The intermediation of household savings...

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European Macrohistory Workshop – June 3-4, 2016

Friday, June 3 Events

Check out the program for our “European Macrohistory Workshop” to be held on June 3–4, 2016. The workshop aims to bring together economic historians and macroeconomists and is jointly organized by the Macrohistory Lab at the University of Bonn and CEPR. The first day will be devoted to general topics...

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Fazit: Das Geheimnis des Hockeyschlägers

Thursday, April 21 Media coverage

Fazit – Das Wirtschaftsblog, April 21, 2016 by Gerald Braunberger Der Aufbau privater Verschuldung ist eines der wichtigsten wirtschaftlichen Ereignisse der vergangenen Jahrzehnte. Die wichtigste Ursache sind Finanzierungen von Immobilien. Die sehr hohe Verschuldung lastet auf privaten Haushalten, gefährdet die Gesundheit der Banken und vergrößert damit die Krisenfälligkeit reifer Industrienationen....

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Call for papers: European Macrohistory Workshop

Tuesday, March 1 Call for papers

The Macrohistory Lab at the University of Bonn and CEPR are organizing a “European Macrohistory Workshop” which will be held on June 3-4, 2016 in Bonn, Germany. The workshop aims to bring together economic historians and macroeconomists. The first day will be devoted to general topics in macroeconomics and financial...

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