2022 – Page 130 – Brave New Europe

ING Think: French GDP stagnates in 1Q, hit by household consumption

April 29, 2022 MDRose 0

This could well be just the beginning. Next Germany in recession? Read Here Photo: Nick Thweatt licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

ICCT – Hybrids in Germany: Within the EU’s CO2 standards, the subsidy does more harm than good for the climate

April 29, 2022 MDRose 0

Effective climate policy requires a realistic assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Otherwise, policy measures may result in little climate benefit despite high costs. In the worst case, as with the purchase premiums for plug-in […]

CNBC: U.S. GDP fell at a 1.4% pace to start the year as pandemic recovery takes a hit

April 28, 2022 MDRose 0

Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4% pace in the first quarter, below analyst expectations of a 1% gain. Declines in fixed investment, defense spending and the record trade imbalance weighed on […]

Richard D. Wolff – The Different Ways That the U.S. and Chinese Governments Use Their Power to Regulate Capitalism

April 28, 2022 MDRose 0

The final stages of capitalism may well be in the state-capitalist forms such as the form the Chinese have developed Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and […]

Patrick Cockburn – The Global Economic Shock of the Ukraine War

April 28, 2022 MDRose 0

The effects of the Ukraine war are being felt worldwide. Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photograph Source: Ray Weitzenberg – CC BY 2.0 The war […]

Dean Baker – Two Routes to Lower Inflation

April 28, 2022 MDRose 0

Dealing with inflation has become, as many had warned, more difficult than thought. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from the CEPR Blog Inflation has […]

Mark Diesendorf – Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption

April 28, 2022 MDRose 0

Shutterstock Mark Diesendorf, UNSW Sydney Many climate activists, scientists, engineers and politicians are trying to reassure us the climate crisis can be solved rapidly without any changes to lifestyle, society or the economy. To make […]

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Year: 2022

ING Think: French GDP stagnates in 1Q, hit by household consumption

ICCT – Hybrids in Germany: Within the EU’s CO2 standards, the subsidy does more harm than good for the climate

CNBC: U.S. GDP fell at a 1.4% pace to start the year as pandemic recovery takes a hit

Richard D. Wolff – The Different Ways That the U.S. and Chinese Governments Use Their Power to Regulate Capitalism

Patrick Cockburn – The Global Economic Shock of the Ukraine War

Dean Baker – Two Routes to Lower Inflation

Mark Diesendorf – Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption

Positive Money: The ECB’s plan to “normalise” monetary policy is worse than unclear

The Gig Economy Project – Analysis: Is the party over for food and grocery delivery platforms?

Wolfgang Streeck – Ukraine War: Europe Shackles Itself to America’s Reckless Foreign Policy