In defense of Germany (and Germans)
16/03/2015
To be sure, I am Austrian, not German. Also to be sure, Austria has had its share of German aggression and humiliation over the centuries. And yet I like Germany…
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Klaus Kastner
Keynesians – Stop Talking! Start Working!
04/03/2015
I just wish all those Keynesians like Krugman & Co. would – instead of spending their time explaining who won/lost at each stage of the negotiations – read up on…
Greece – Germany: A Clash of Cultures?
19/02/2015
The Austrian solution to this kind of a problem would be rather pragmatic. One would get all the players involved together in a beautiful Greek island resort and fill them…
Alexis Tsipras – It Was Just Like Obama΄s First Election Night!
26/01/2015
Alexis Tsipras΄ victory in Greece΄s election was reminiscent of U.S. President Barack Obama΄s in 2008. A relatively unknown politician not too long ago, Tsipras, like Obama, rose to the top…
Germany΄s Debt Forgiveness of 1953 – The Wrong Precedent!
22/01/2015
To me, Germany of 1953 is a classic example of a mistaken haircut
Greece΄s export perspectives
15/01/2015
Internal devaluation was supposed to make Greece cheaper (sorry: more competitive) so that exports would increase. Now a Grexit is no longer being ruled out which would really make Greek…
Think twice before demanding a Debt Conference à la 1953!
14/01/2015
Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA might not like if they got what Germany got in 1953.
ECB: Ultimatum to New Greek Government or to EU?
08/01/2015
In a statement issued Thursday morning, the European Central Bank has warned Greece that Greek banks΄ access to funding beyond February will depend on the new government continuing the memorandum…
False hopes better than no hope?
05/01/2015
If, two years ago when they seemed to be a bunch of crazies, SYRIZA could unleash so much hope among hopeless Greeks, one can only guess how much more hope…
Austrians do not tell Germans that they owe Greeks for WW2!
29/12/2014
Klaus Kastner explains why the myth of ΄Austria΄s being the first victim΄ has become a pillar of Austria΄s understanding of its modern history and why no Austrian in his right…