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Covid Crash: Cause, Effects, and Solutions
The second quarter of 2020 brought some catastrophic GDP figures, how come there's not more panicking about it, and can we get out of it?

Karl Johansson
4 okt. 20204 min läsning
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Why Governents Should Let Firms Fail
Why should taxpayers pay to save airlines when private equity firms would've been happy to?

Karl Johansson
6 sep. 20202 min läsning
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The Choice
Volcker ended the stagflation of the 1970's in America through bold monetary policy, it's time we end the stagflation of the 2010's.

Karl Johansson
2 aug. 20203 min läsning
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Are 'stock runs' the new bank runs?
Have the Fed's asset purchasing programmes changed the way people save, and thereby made market drops like the one in Q1 2020 more likely?

Karl Johansson
5 juli 20203 min läsning
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Hertz "Initial Bankruptcy Offering" Explained
Hertz is offering bankrupt shares and people seem to want to buy, why?

Karl Johansson
14 juni 20205 min läsning
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Why Interest Rates Won't Go Back up
The developed world borrows a lot for fiscal stimulus programmes at the moment, here's why that makes sure interest rates will stay low.

Karl Johansson
24 maj 20204 min läsning
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Public Debt and the Stock Market
Covid-19 will be terrible for the economy, but it might just be terrific for the stock market, here's why.

Karl Johansson
17 maj 20203 min läsning
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Germany VS ECB
The German Constitutional Court has made a ruling questioning the ECB, here's why that's important.

Karl Johansson
10 maj 20204 min läsning
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Covid-19 and Unemployment
High unemployment in the US isn't as bad as you might think, at least not economically, though socially and politically it might be

Karl Johansson
3 maj 20203 min läsning
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Geopolitics of Covid-19
The ongoing pandemic will have an impact on geopolitics across the globe, but nowhere more than in the eastern Mediterranean.

Karl Johansson
19 apr. 20203 min läsning
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Banks as Guardians of the Economy?
Getting banks to help in the fight against a Covid-19 recession seems to be all he rage, here's why it might be a bad idea.

Karl Johansson
11 apr. 20203 min läsning
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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?

Karl Johansson
15 mars 20204 min läsning
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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.

Karl Johansson
9 feb. 20203 min läsning
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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

Karl Johansson
19 jan. 20204 min läsning
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Housing & Financial Stability: A Case Study in Suboptimal Policy
Swedish housing policy is a case study in how to increase inequality

Karl Johansson
12 jan. 20203 min läsning
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OK Boomer
OK Boomer: The Economic and Political Origins of Intergenerational Conflict It’s fairly common to find instances of poor...

Karl Johansson
24 nov. 20195 min läsning
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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...

Karl Johansson
15 sep. 20193 min läsning
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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?

Karl Johansson
1 sep. 20192 min läsning
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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...

Karl Johansson
18 aug. 20192 min läsning
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Lower Forever Confirmed
This week the Fed decided to lower interest rates by 0,25% down to 2,25%. I’ve argued before that low interest rates are the new normal...

Karl Johansson
4 aug. 20191 min läsning
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