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The Economics of the Trump Tax Reform Plan
Firstly, it is imperative to understand the Trump tax reform. The reform cuts corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and cuts pass-through...

To sell or not to sell...on Amazon?
Last July, David Kahan, CEO of Birkenstock, declared in an open letter to the brand's US retailers that never in his 25-year career had...


US Tax Reform – a Catholicon or a Disaster?
On November 16th, the far-reaching tax reform championed by Donald Trump got the approval with a majority of just two from the US Senate...

Startups: the end of an era?
Recently, software engineer and novelist Jon Evans posted a rather thought-provoking story, that quickly made its rounds in the startup...

INSIDE BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS
On October 9th 2017, Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize in economics for his contributions to behavioural economics. Let’s have a look on...

Central Banks and Central Bankers: Money Supply and Politics Combined
China’s latest financial regulating body a further shift away from central bank independence News about China’s Financial Stability and...


Explaining the unusually low U.S. Inflation rate
Over the past year, as the U.S. economy has been growing at a steady pace with unemployment approaching the 4% threshold, low inflation...

The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions: The Case of Terrorism Finance Regulation
Terrorism financing is like the head of the Lernaean Hydra – cut one avenue off and two more grow back. In the opening stages of the War...

A review of the electric car: its history and its future
Electric cars may seem a recent innovation, but in fact these vehicles had been invented a long time ago and their revival is due to the...


Stop calling them emerging markets: the lesson of luxury goods in China
During a recent talk on behalf of AHK, the Italian and German Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Robert Scheid was reviewing the economic...
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