Monthly Archives: August 2016

The EU commission had ruled that a sweetheart tax deal offered by Ireland (EU member country) to Apple, where it can save billions of euros in taxes, is illegal, prompting a fine of 13 billion euros which amounts to ten … Continue reading →

Aetna had decided to pull out of many states, and refuse to offer health insurance on the exchange. Some suggest that this was because of disputes between the US administration and Aetna, who were refused a merger with Humana. (How … Continue reading →

One of the biggest problems we are facing in reducing poverty is how to reduce in-work poverty. Structural trends in the labor market make in-work poverty a real problem. They range from the rise of low-wage work, deindustrialization (and the loss … Continue reading →

One of the major benefits in living in today’s world is that despite the rise of so-called Islamic terrorism, see the recent attacks in France, Germany, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and other places, we do live in a more peaceful … Continue reading →

After two and a half weeks of desperate housing search, I have finally found a simple, small room in a rather dilapidated house inside Princeton, where I will take up residence in connection with my doctorate program that begins in the … Continue reading →