The violent death of George Floyd on May 25th has led to universal protests against police violence. In contrast to other cases of deaths of African-Americans by the hands of police officers in the United States, George Floyd’s death has generated a truly historical societal reaction which has not stopped yet and certainly represents one
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The current Covid-19 emergency has caught everyone unprepared and it has shown us that Western countries are too dependent on China and other emerging countries for the production of many goods, especially drugs and medical supplies. Fortunately, this is changing. Governments have already taken measures to ensure greater self-sufficiency on the production of essential items,
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  Voting behaviour is determined by many factors, including race, sex, schooling, income and wealth. The analysis of voting trends is an interesting phenomenon for those interested not only in Politics, but also in Economics and other Social Sciences. Left-wing parties have historically been stronger among less educated and poorer individuals and the opposite has
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The Coronavirus has taken the world by storm. Covid-19, a virus that originated in Wuhan, China, has spread around the world and has become a pandemic according to the WHO. As of 29th March, more than 710.000 cases and 33.000 deaths have been confirmed, with the highest number of cases registered in Italy, China and
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Thomas Piketty, born in France in 1971, has become one of the most famous economists in the world and an idol to many progressives. Piketty reached the spotlight after the publishing of his book “The Capital in the 21st Century” in 2013, which mirrors the name of Karl Marx’s masterpiece “Das Kapital”. Piketty studied Mathematics
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This is the second half of a two-part article about Catalonia and its independence movement. It is based on the article published by me in the Winter 2019 paper edition of Rostra Economica. In the previous part of the article we discussed the origins of Catalonia and the most important political events leading up to
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This is the first half of a two-part article about Catalonia and its independence movement. It is based on the article published by me in the Winter 2019 paper edition of Rostra Economica. Catalonia is an autonomous community in north-eastern Spain, self-designated in its Statute of Autonomy as a nationality, with 7.5 million inhabitants. It
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The project of the European Union started in the post-WW2 years with the goal of avoiding future wars between European countries while also promoting economic integration and prosperity. From the Coal and Steel Community to the European Monetary Union, the European project has faced many changes and has not only become an economic union, but
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The years to come will be decisive for the future and stability of the Economic and Monetary Union at the heart of the EU. The last decade has seen several challenges to the European Union and particularly to the stability of the Euro as a common currency for 19 countries. The 2008 financial crises led
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