Some kind of basic income will become a necessity in a future society where most jobs are automated, according to…
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Hot was the German economy able to recoup so quickly in the 1930s? The German economy was at the rock…
It is not only the moral aspects that come into play in the debate on poaching of elephants in Africa.…
You didn’t work to get rich in ancient Mesopotamia. Instead, you got paid in beer. This ancient payslip is covered…
The link between economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions has been broken. Emissions from the energy sector have stopped increasing.…
The Industrial Revolution got its start in England during the late 17th century. It would be like the contemporary revolution…
In recent times with elections in Greece, there have been new talks on the possibility of Greece leaving the Eurozone.…
In 1872 the United States overtook the United Kingdom as the world’s largest economy. And since then, the United States…
The situation described as a “liquidity trap is an ever more relevant economic concept today, with many European economies and…
The so-called Black Death was a devastating pandemic that peaked in Europe between the years 1348 and 1350. It killed…
The United States has run a large trade deficit since the 1980s and since the country is – still -…
The so-called “fiscal cliff” looming in the United States have probably not escaped anyone. What media often presents a situation…
A History of Prizes Prizes have been used throughout history as a means to foster innovation and to solve problems…
Sometimes markets are able to solve its negative externalities almost by its own, this is the case for fossil fuel…
There is certainly some mistrust in the West regarding China’s rise as a global economic superpower, that jobs leave to…