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Jean Tirole gewinnt den Nobel-Preis. Nach G. Debreu (1983) und M. Allais (1988) wurde der Nobel Preis für 2014 heute als dritten Franzosen ‘einem der grössten lebenden Ökonomen’, Jean Tirole (geb. 1953) Universität Toulouse, verliehen. Für viele überfällig und wohlverdient wurde er für seine bekannten Analysen der Marktmacht grosser Unternehmen und der Regulierung von Märkten […]

Europe and Australia’s backward steps | GIS Statement by Prince Michael of Liechtenstein. Australia’s Parliament has just passed new draconian legislation which carries threats of the former communist police states, writes Prince Michael of Liechtenstein in his most recent GIS statement. The legislation, passed by a huge majority on October 1, 2014, provides that anybody, including journalists […]

GIS World Report 2014 – by Prince Michael of Liechtenstein | This resume is based on reports from our worldwide experts and our own research, looking at today’s main issues and concentrates on key global events which are likely to be of further interest. Topics are covered regionally and by subject headings which include economics, […]

On June 6, 2014, Germany’s largest tabloid newspaper, Bild, appeared with the headline ‘How bad can poverty get in old age?’ (Wie schlimm wird die Altersarmut?), writes Marc Zahn, Director & COO at Industrie- und Finanzkontor in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. In the text they use the word ‘Zins-Klau’ a slang expression for ‘stealing interest’. All this […]