If this isn't fixed we must abandon the euro
| Date: | 05 April 2017 |
| Author: | Jochen Mierau |
Talk has returned to Greece and its debt crisis. There is no acknowledgement that this situation exists merely due to a flaw in the design of the euro zone. This must be fixed if the currency is to continue -- otherwise the union will merely lurch for...
Why Dutch debt tells us economic growth may be fragile
| Date: | 04 April 2017 |
| Author: | Dirk Bezemer |
How does the financial sector help, hurt or hinder the economy? My research into this issue builds on the theory of Hyman Minsky (1919-1996), an American economist. He described how over the course of a long financial cycle, investors will shift towards...
Post NL, AkzoNobel and Unilever: Dutch government should play a role in regulating the market for mergers and acquisitions
| Date: | 24 March 2017 |
| Author: | Killian McCarthy |
The Dutch M&A market is booming. Major Dutch institutions, like PostNL, AkzoNobel and Unilever, have dominated the headlines of late, having all been approached by foreign acquirers looking for new targets. Many observers have been left wondering whether...
Mergers and Acquisitions: Does the Government have a role to play?
| Date: | 24 March 2017 |
| Author: | Killian McCarthy |
The Dutch M&A market is booming. Major Dutch institutions, like PostNL, AkzoNobel and Unilever, have dominated the headlines of late, having all been approached by foreign acquirers looking for new targets. Many observers have been left wondering whether...
Why bother voting anyway?
| Date: | 23 March 2017 |
| Author: | Richard Jong-A-Pin and Rasmus Wiese |
Economists Richard Jong-A-Pin and Rasmus Wiese of the University of Groningen's Faculty of Economics and Business describe how moral beliefs, not just monetary considerations, guide voters to take part in elections.
Seven signature areas focused on the major challenges of our time
| Date: | 22 March 2017 |
The Faculty of Economics and Business has established seven 'signature areas' to stimulate multi-disciplinary research on major challenges like how to fund health care for an aging population and growing worldwide inequality.
What led Noemi Peters to a career in Groningen?
| Date: | 17 March 2017 |
Noemi Peters joined FEB in the fall of 2016 as Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance. Her interest in microeconomics and microeconometrics led her to a tenure track position in Groningen.
What is the 'eigen risico' and why does it exist? An election issue explained
| Date: | 13 March 2017 |
A dominant issue in the Dutch election campaign has been healthcare: specifically, the rising cost of the so-called 'eigen risico'. But what does this term mean, and what is the rationale for it? Viola Angelini, an associate professor at the Faculty of...
The effect of automation on our standard of living [video]
| Date: | 09 March 2017 |
| Author: | Robert Inklaar |
Automation has drastically changed our lives. Mechanical harvesting, robots to build cars, accounting software – numerous dangerous, intricate or boring tasks no longer have to be done by people. But automation also fosters the fear that jobs are...