What lesson can be learned from Korea
Abstract This paper carries out a brief literature review of economic growth theory using the divergent growth path of North and South Korea as…
2018
The Need for Innovation in Platform Economy and Opportunities of the Blockchain Technology
Abstract Blockchain seems to be a kind of buzzword after the rapid rise of the stock market price of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Many talk…
Please mind (and understand) the gap
“In a perfect world, this could never happen” sang the Canadian rock band Simple Plan some years ago. There are actually plenty of things that…
Cybernetics and humanity, a love story
One of the most challenging issues of the future is the management of the relationship between human and machines. And if in the past our…
The Rockfellers strike back
“We are proud to fulfil my father’s wish to share with the world the art and the objects that he and my mother collected over…
Conceiving foreign policy in a compound democracy: can the US foreign policymaking system guarantee a coherent output?
Abstract American foreign policy, which influences can be seen in the foreign policy’s output and in the role of the political elites of the American…
The Italian Public Sector. A Comparative Analysis
Abstract This paper carries out a comparative analysis of the public finance statistics of Italy and main European countries. Time-series and cross-country analysis regarding government…
For EU capital markets, a hard Brexit is no option
With Brexit approaching, the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative acquires greater importance for the EU financial system. Facing the looming threat of losing its pivotal…
The cost of Non-Europe
Twenty-five years have passed since the implementation of the Single Market Program (SMP) launched in the not so faraway 1987 in Europe, and the fragmentation…
Does hanging your own financial future on a canvas make sense?
When you ask to a financial advisor to provide a list of investment options, you should expect to see the usual suspects: bond, stocks, mutual…
Ups and Downs on how Germany won the European Debt Crisis
Abstract The sovereign debt crisis that plagued the European Union seems like an old memory in the collective imagination. However it is not long time…
The challenge of public goods: defense and global warming
Abstract This paper carries out a literature review on the use of the Public Good Theory to explain global phenomenon as international treaties, alliances and…
Financial markets after the Facebook’s scandal and the awakening after QE
After almost two years of bull market characterized by unusually low volatility, only interrupted by temporary jitters around the Brexit vote and the US presidential…
The rationality of believing in God
Religion is a personal choice, not given by rationality but by faith. It is not required to understand, it is a matter of believe in…
What is orientalism?
This article is about the book ‘Orientalism’ by Edward Said. It is significant for the EU and its relations with other political entities since ‘Orientalism’…
