Johan Van Overtveldt: 4 books
A Giant Reborn
Why the US Will Dominate the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
The world is in turmoil. Whether one looks at Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America, uncertainty and upheaval seem to be the order of the day. Nevertheless, there seems to be an odd certainty in the minds of many pundits, writers, and citizens in this highly volatile...
Bernanke's Test
Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and the Drama of the Central Banker
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
The consensus on Alan Greenspan's performance as Fed chair used to be extremely positive, but more and more it's been called into question. Now, 2008 has seen Ben Bernanke in the eye of a storm that was created largely during Greenspan's tenure. His management of the bubble of all bubbles will be...
The Chicago School
How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
When Richard Nixon said We are all Keynesians now” in 1971, few could have predicted that the next three decades would result in a complete transformation of the global economic landscape. The transformation was led by a small, relatively obscure group within the University of Chicago’s business...
The End of the Euro
The Uneasy Future of the European Union
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
The End of the Euro begins with an overview of the birth of the euro itself. Understanding this history is essential to understand the anomalies built into the project from the beginning. These anomalies form the subject of chapter two, along with how they led to the situation that turned Greece,...