blog villoslado » Economics http://www.blogvilloslado.com all about tech, economics, and venture capital Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:50:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Wharton’s Allen and Guillen on the Eurozone http://www.blogvilloslado.com/2011/12/09/whartons-allen-and-guillen-on-the-eurozone-crisis/ http://www.blogvilloslado.com/2011/12/09/whartons-allen-and-guillen-on-the-eurozone-crisis/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:14:06 +0000 Gerardo Villoslado http://www.blogvilloslado.com/?p=110 The Eurozone’s efforts to fence in Greece’s debt problems have consistently lagged events. Creditors could lose all confidence in Europe’s ability to fix these problems, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that leads to a collapse in Europe’s banking system and other parts of the global economy, including US financial markets.

Wharton finance professor Franklin Allen and Wharton management professor Mauro Guillen talk about causes and cures, barriers to long-term solutions and the cultural differences that always lie under the surface.

]]> http://www.blogvilloslado.com/2011/12/09/whartons-allen-and-guillen-on-the-eurozone-crisis/feed/ 0 Eckstein shares view on economic hot spots http://www.blogvilloslado.com/2011/12/07/zvi-eckstein-shares-his-view-on-economic-hot-spots/ http://www.blogvilloslado.com/2011/12/07/zvi-eckstein-shares-his-view-on-economic-hot-spots/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:31:53 +0000 Gerardo Villoslado http://www.blogvilloslado.com/?p=102 Visiting Wharton Professor Zvi Eckstein shares his thoughts about the world’s economic and social hot spots. He is the former deputy governor of the Bank of Israel and, in this video, he talks about what’s in the cards for the European Union. He does offer a few rays of hope.

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