Category Archives: Economy
Why do I prefer Coke
Some weeks ago I read an article about why do we prefer Coke over Pepsi by the blogger Farnamstreet (1). It mentioned a marketing initiative by Pepsi some years ago, “The Pepsi Challenge”, in which blind test were organized to … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Marketing, Miscellanea
The march toward fiat money
Fiat money is “money that derives its value from government regulation or law. The term derives from the Latin fiat, meaning “let it be done” or “it shall be [money]“, as such money is established by government decree”. The different … Continue reading
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¿Cómo le ha ido a España en esta crisis?
Que España está inmersa una crisis seria no es noticia. Como tampoco lo es que algunas personas lo anunciaban antes de que la crisis en sí llegase. Hace unos días terminé de leer el libro “This Time is Different”, escrito … Continue reading
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The Republic of Poyais
While I was in primary and high school, History never caught much my attention. And today is not otherwise in a broad sense, but I enjoy reading some historical notes on certain subjects. I am reading these days the book … Continue reading
Same Old Game! (Banking)
During our last trip to London, we visited the Bank of England’s Museum (free). We enjoyed very much that visit and I may post longer about it in the future. This time I just wanted to share with you the … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Travelling
German Debt
Yesterday, Spain issued debt at the highest yield in the last 14 years. One of the words most listened in the news lately is “spread”. I recalled some words from my brother, months ago, pointing that absolute value of yields hadn’t … Continue reading
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Impuestos en Francia vs. España
Desde que vine a Francia, varias veces me han hecho preguntas acerca de los impuestos. La última hace unos pocos días. Dado que hice la búsqueda recientemente para responder, en esta entrada simplemente voy a dejar una tabla comparativa a … Continue reading
What actually happens when there is a default?
A couple of friends of mine used to point to me some months ago, jokingly or seriously, who knows, whether it was a good time to buy Greek bonds due to the hight yield they had. My response was always the same, … Continue reading
Long-term commodity prices
On previous posts I have written about the long-term prices of housing and why I didn’t considered a house a sound investment, about why it is better to invest in any asset than having cash, why pencils would be as … Continue reading
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Gold as an invesment?
If in a previous post, pencils were treated as a supposedly safe haven in case of a recession. In this post I just wanted to mention that I don’t see anything more value in gold or silver than I see … Continue reading
