Death as a “Vital Thing” in Röpke’s A Humane Economy
Wilhelm Röpke seems to have been thinking about death when he wrote A Humane Economy, which was his final book. He wrote at the beginning of the book that he was a “coeval” of the twentieth century but “he cannot hope to see its end.” He seems to have wanted his readers to consider their […]
Which economy did best in 2023?
Almost everyone expected a global recession in 2023, as central bankers fought high inflation. They were wrong. Global GDP has probably grown by 3%. Job markets have held up. Inflation is on the way down. Stockmarkets have risen by 20%. But this aggregate performance conceals wide variation. The Economist has compiled data on five economic […]
