Quirin Blomberg

The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison

The thing about Europe is it doesn't invest enough in defence. But nor does it joke about invading neighbours.

The thing about Europe is its economy is ailing. But Europeans have no concept of "medical bankruptcy".

My take this week on the truly free continent

www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Und Landtagswahlen gebündelt entweder als midterms oder zeitgleich mit BT Wahlen stattfinden

ONA produced truly exquisite thinking

library.rumsfeld.com/doclib/sp/23...

Every revolution needs its manifesto

Too early to tell: could still get Truss-ed

Man kann nicht immer auf Estland als Vorbild in Sachen Digitalisierung verweisen ohne auch die 2.7-fachen öffentlichen Investitionen (vgl. DEU) zu erwähnen.

Great suggestion here on using legend for histograms. Requires clarification on whether it’s discrete count (# of countries) or capita.

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Move over Planck’s constant

Differences in consumption patterns between lower- and higher-income households suggest the potential for inflation inequality, but evidence on the scale and drivers of this disparity remains scarce. This column uses ‘distributional consumer price indices’ to reveal a clear and systematic gap in inflation rates across income percentiles in the US, reflecting the varying consumption patterns of households at different income levels. The findings suggest that a substantial number of individuals considered above the poverty line based on the official Consumer Price Index actually fall below it due to different inflation dynamics, and may be missing out on poverty alleviation programmes.

Xavier Jaravel finds that a substantial number of individuals in the #US considered above the #poverty line based on the official CPI actually fall below it due to different #inflation dynamics, and may be missing out on poverty alleviation programmes.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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Haruki Murakami’s “Die Pilgerjahre des farblosen Herrn Tazaki”

Fascinating read on the incarcerated firefighters in the California prison system.

So true. Show him this and he'll lose interest

Ireland - the arch enemy of any Cross county GDP analysis

The WORMS did indeed move through Suez - as lessepsian migrants.

Israeli president calls Elon Musk to revive Gaza hostage talks Families of those held in enclave urge Isaac Herzog to keep issue in focus for incoming Trump administration

He is the Messiah of our time

Israeli president calls Elon Musk to revive Gaza hostage talks on.ft.com/3CYPZzc

Pretty striking findings! www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/app/uploads/...

Would it be possible to issue a pardon that only insulates Hunter Biden from future investigations but NOT from the sentencing in the cases in which he has already been convicted?