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Education

Why we need a “good” depression

Have you ever heard of the Depression of 1920-1921? In the U.S., where historical data are extensive, reliable and widely available, it was painfully sharp but...
Chris Leithner
Leithner & Company Ltd

The Arguments Against Austerity are Simplistic and Short Term

The recent debate over austerity has been profoundly one sided. Articles by Paul Krugman, Robert Skidelsky and Ryan Cooper have taken on a victory lap tone for the...
Jonathan Rochford
Narrow Road Capital

Austerity isn’t Dead, it will Come Back with a Vengeance

Jonathan Rochford
Narrow Road Capital

The European election result was interesting in that the centre right and centre left parties obtained more than half of the vote, but all of the momentum was...

Livewire News
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Livewire

This is a pretty entertaining piece on austerity and the hypocrisy from those calling for it

James Marlay
Livewire Markets
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