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A gas price cap reduces inflation, right? Wrong!

Consequences of artificially reduced energy prices

Johannes Eber economics Leave a comment October 18, 2022October 21, 2022 3 Minutes

The dark side of price caps

Rationing is a common result of price brakes: will Germany be able to prevent this consequence when implementing a price cap on gas?

Johannes Eber economics 1 Comment October 2, 2022 2 Minutes

Rational Putin

How to be smarter than Russia's dictator

Johannes Eber political economy 1 Comment October 1, 2022October 2, 2022 1 Minute

The value of having less

Why Minimalism is economically reasonable

Johannes Eber economics Leave a comment September 23, 2022October 2, 2022 3 Minutes

1973 vs. 2022

Almost fifty years after the oil crisis, the world faces another energy crisis. What will repeat, what has changed?

Johannes Eber economics 1 Comment September 22, 2022October 2, 2022 3 Minutes

What are we willing to give up for a better future?

For the expansion of the European high-speed rail network, a German island is taken off the rail network for a very long time.

Johannes Eber economics Leave a comment August 31, 2022 2 Minutes

Is a garbage-free public space possible?

A journey through a beautiful as well as ugly Sicily

Johannes Eber society Leave a comment August 26, 2022 4 Minutes

Can we save the world by turning off the water tap?

Plentiful but scarce: How to deal with the most important global resource

Johannes Eber economics Leave a comment August 23, 2022 4 Minutes

An extra tax for the beneficiaries of the crisis?

About the difficult search for fair taxes

Johannes Eber economics 1 Comment August 19, 2022 2 Minutes

Is money enough to win a war?

On the liberal dilemma of compulsory military service

Johannes Eber politics 1 Comment August 12, 2022August 15, 2022 3 Minutes

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  • Is the price cap on Russian oil a smart idea?December 9, 2022
    The history of price caps is a history of failures. Will the price sanctions against Russian oil still work?
  • Is Christmas good for the economy?December 6, 2022
    The difference between "economy" and "economics" using the example of Christmas.
  • Do we marry for love?December 2, 2022
    If you want to know why economists are rarely invited to weddings …💍
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    When you look at the refinery in Schwedt in eastern Germany, you understand why Putin was of the opinion that Europe would not stand in the way of his war of aggression in Ukraine - and why he was wrong.
  • Leash FifaNovember 23, 2022
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  • Where has all the work gone?November 20, 2022
    Technological progress always has replaced jobs - also in the railway industry. In times of labour shortages, hardly anyone believes that we will run out of work. True?
  • You want everything? Think againOctober 25, 2022
    The comforting concept of opportunity costs in economics

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