The Economist, June 14, 2018 ON JUNE 13th the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, the seventh such increase since it began shouldering rates away from zero in December 2015. Markets shrugged—a rather different reaction from the one that followed a policy...
Scholars and academics, from different universities, will join and discuss their latest findings on financial markets during the conference “Frontiers in Financial History”, which will take place on the 19th of June, 2018 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event is co-organized by the University of Bonn and the Erasmus School Of...
The Macrohistory Lab at Bonn University is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (payscale E14 TV-L, 100%) in economic history, empirical macroeconomics and related fields. Salary is dependent on experience and is in the range of EUR 43,000 to EUR 52,000 (gross) per annum according to dispositions for postdoctoral fellows....
Die Zeit, January 17, 2018, by Felix Rohrbeck. “DIE ZEIT: Herr Schularick, Sie vergleichen die Entwicklung der weltweiten Immobilienpreise mit einem Hockeyschläger. Wie sind Sie auf diese Idee gekommen? Moritz Schularick: Zusammen mit Kollegen habe ich mir die inflationsbereinigten Immobilienpreise in den westlichen Industrieländern über einen sehr langen Zeitraum angesehen....
Call for Papers – Submission deadline: Monday 19 February 2018 Sixth CEPR Economic History Symposium Rome, 22-24 June 2018 We are writing to invite you to submit a paper proposal or to express your interest in attending the sixth CEPR Economic History Symposium, which will take place in Rome, 22-24...
Quartz, January 04, 2018, by Dan Kopf. “Stocks will bring you highs, but periodically will seriously let you down. Treasury bonds will keep you safe, but they won’t make you rich. Housing? That’s the best of both worlds. In rich countries, over the very long term, housing investments get you...
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, January 04, 2018, by Gerald Braunberger. “Seit der Finanzkrise schauen viele Beobachter mit Argusaugen auf das Kreditwachstum auf der Welt. Denn ein starkes Wachstum der Kredite gilt seit der vor rund zehn Jahren ausgebrochenen Krise als ein Vorbote für eine anschließende Finanzkrise. Und das ist kein Einzelfall:...
