Economics
Frances Coppola: ECB forecasting is a joke
A bit technical, but with a little help from your search engine a very interesting article. Read here
Frances Coppola
Economics
Frances Coppola – Some governments really are like households
Most developed nations are capable of using their own currency to pay for exports, thus having a better chance of managing its debt in foreign currencies. This is not true of developing nations according to […]
Economics
Frances Coppola – The myth of monetary sovereignty
This is an interesting contribution in our ongoing debate about Modern Monetary Theory. Frances Coppola is the author of the Coppola Comment finance and economics blog, a contributor to Forbes and the Financial Times and […]
Austerity
Frances Coppola – Greece: The Greatest Depression
The Greek people have just lived through a Depression as deep as the Great Depression and considerably longer. It is now the greatest recorded peacetime Depression. Read here
Economics
Frances Coppola: The Irish Central Bank’s Fiscal Problem
Tensions arising between central banks and governments in the Eurozon, in response to attempt by governor of Central Bank of Ireland to dictate fiscal policy Read here
Economics
Frances Coppola: Everything You’ve Been Told About Government Debt Is Wrong
A brilliant piece that demonstrates that the Swabian Hausfrau may be very efficent for the household, but has nothing to do with national finances. Read here
Austerity
Frances Coppola: The terrible price of austerity
Was Hitler the product of austerity? In her blog Frances Coppola asks if austerity played an important role in Hitler’s rise to power. She comes to the conclusion that it did and warns: “Learn from […]