Germans Flunk Economics 101 Comments for Germans Flunk Economics 101 at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.cepr.net Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:02:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 Sinn Op-Ed Also Notable for Strictly Non-Economic Assertions http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/germans-flunk-economics-101#comment-16840 A good deal of what Hans-Werner Sinn asserts has absolutely nothing to do with economics and everything to do with his understanding of European law and a very classical (read, "archaic") understanding of the morality of debt. - Hugh Sansom Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:58:00 +0100 coal mines http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/germans-flunk-economics-101#comment-16837 Here is a short blog opinion by David Lizoain, from Spain. [url]http://www.social-europe.eu/2012/06/chronicle-of-a-death-foretold/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+social-europe/wmyH+(Social+Europe+Journal)[/url] Sample quotes to whet your appetite... [quote]apparently the Salvador Dali school of Spanish conservatism is still going strong. We are witnessing a twisted version Keynes’ suggestion that we bury bottles filled with banknotes in disused coal mines. Instead, money will be thrown down a bottomless pit called the Spanish financial sector.[/quote] - david Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:17:01 +0100 "The Central Cause of Their Problem" http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/germans-flunk-economics-101#comment-16834 Is the collapse of demand throughout the Eurozone, especially in the PIGGS. Until demand is restored to pre-2008 levels, there is simply no solution to the euro crisis. Just basic Keynes that every policy wonk should know. Can't anybody play this game? - Paul Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:57:59 +0100 ... http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/germans-flunk-economics-101#comment-16830 How much more will the Eurozone subsidize Germany by a fixed exchange rate that lowers the relative cost of German goods and services? How much more will the Eurozone subsidize Germany by taking loans which fueled the housing bubble and current debt crisis, then bailing out those banks by various rescue efforts? - foosion Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:49:05 +0100