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Karl Johansson
15 mars 20204 min läsning
What is the Optimal Policy to deal with Covid 19?
Corona-panic is everywhere, the question is if shutting everything down and quaranting is the solution?
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Karl Johansson
8 mars 20203 min läsning
Corona Virus: Worst Case Scenarios
What are some of the worst case scenarios stemming from Covid-19? Here are some worst case scenarios, two specific and one general.
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Karl Johansson
23 feb. 20203 min läsning
Should Economies Stop Growing?
Some insist a stop to economic growth is the only way to save the environment? Is an end to growth as radical as it sounds?
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Karl Johansson
9 feb. 20203 min läsning
Is The Phillips Curve Relevant in the 2020's?
Is the Phillips curve still relevant at 62? Traders seem to think it’s not but there might be more to it.
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Karl Johansson
19 jan. 20204 min läsning
The Art of The Phase One Deal
"One of the greatest trade deals ever made!" seems more like a poorly thought through prop for political theatrics
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Karl Johansson
5 jan. 20204 min läsning
Predictions for 2020
Last year's terrible track record won't stop me from making more gloomy predictions. Here's what's going to happen in 2020.
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Karl Johansson
8 dec. 20193 min läsning
The Saudi Sell Off
The Saudi's are selling Aramco, the question is: why now?
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Karl Johansson
22 sep. 20193 min läsning
The 2019 Oil Crisis
I imagine no one missed the news about the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities in Abqaiq and their oil field in Kurais. I...
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Karl Johansson
15 sep. 20193 min läsning
Diminishing Deposits in Denmark: Commercial Negative Interest Rates
As you might have heard, in August Denmark’s third largest bank Jyske started offering negative interest rates on mortgages, and both...
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Karl Johansson
1 sep. 20192 min läsning
Are Our Monetary Theories Outdated?
What are the differences between how monetarists and Keynesians understand the cause of inflation? Do these theories hold up in 2019?
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Karl Johansson
18 aug. 20192 min läsning
Calm Before The Storm?
It seems likely that the global economy is heading towards a recession given recent GDP figures and negative interest rates. Couple that...
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Karl Johansson
11 aug. 20192 min läsning
The Inherent Contradiction in Trumps Trade War
There’s news of more tariffs on Chinese goods and called China a currency manipulator but the dollar is strong because of Trumps policies.
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Karl Johansson
14 juli 20193 min läsning
Why Facebook’s Libra is Doomed to Fail
Facebook's Libra could revolutionise the financial system, but will governments allow it to be launched?
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Karl Johansson
9 juni 20193 min läsning
The Politics of a Gig Economy
How come there isn't a proper political debate about the gig economy and what will it look like if it arrives?
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Karl Johansson
12 maj 20197 min läsning
The Ipoleco Beginner's Guide to Understanding Oil Markets
At the time of writing a barrel of Bent crude oil is close to $71, down from around $109 at the beginning of 2014 and up from about $32...
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Karl Johansson
5 maj 20193 min läsning
Where Is The Inflation?
Since the Great Recession many economies have struggled to meet their inflation targets despite massive asset purchasing programmes by...
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Karl Johansson
21 apr. 20195 min läsning
The Political Economy of Currencies: The Gold Standard and the Euro
Some describe the period between the 1870’s and the first world war as a golden age of international trade and early globalisation with...
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Karl Johansson
10 mars 20193 min läsning
Lower forever? The Economics of a New Normal
I don’t envy Mario Draghi, being the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) must be difficult. That does not mean that I agree with his...
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Karl Johansson
3 mars 20192 min läsning
I Told You So: Is post-Great Recession Economics a Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound?
It’s hardly a secret that I’m critical of current monetary policy and large-scale asset purchasing programmes. As I’ve discussed before...
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Karl Johansson
3 feb. 20193 min läsning
Trade Economics: An Analysis of the EU-Japan Free Trade Deal
The Japan-EU trade deal recently went into effect after a four year negotiating process with it being signed in the summer of 2018.I want...
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