Nicolas Lecaussin

Karl Marx? I Knew Him Well…

Nicolas Lecaussin — Wed, 23 May 2018 15:02:03 +0000

On this 5th of May, the author of the Capital would have blown his 200 candles. Embittered by the communism theorist’s admirers, Nicolas Lecaussin explains how his idea was contradicted by facts.

A Romanian who became French, Bogdan Călinescu lived his adolescence under Ceaușescu’s dictatorship. Moreover, his father was a dissident intellectual. Today, Bogdan Călinescu writes and publishes in France under the name Nicolas Lecaussin and manages a libertarian think tank, (IREF) – Institute of Economic and Fiscal Research.

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The useless reshuffle : another French exception

Nicolas Lecaussin — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:12:05 +0000

Following lacklustre performance at local elections, the French President has appointed a new Prime Minister. Is it a good tactic, and will it change anything?

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Anti-Pollution Measures: A Third Of Abuse Of Power, A Third Of Mismanagement And A Third Of Demagoguery

Nicolas Lecaussin — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:13:10 +0000

And maybe even a fourth third of “electoralism” in order to win the hearts of green voters! In fact, the executive power has nothing but contempt for users, taxpayers and citizens.

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Matteo Renzi And The Reform Challenge In Italy

Nicolas Lecaussin — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:08:00 +0000

Of all the shortcomings of the Italian economy, youth unemployment (40%) is the most worrying. The new Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, took up this issue through labor law reform since it was outdated and harmful. Will he succeed where Mario Monti failed? Yet what happened at Fiat’s may be hopeful.

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Obama The Ultimate Survival Guide

Nicolas Lecaussin — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:30:00 +0000

Ultimately, how to resist the Obamamania that is ruining the United States?

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Corporate Tax: Northern Good Practices

Nicolas Lecaussin — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:35:28 +0000

It is not forbidden to former socialist countries to reduce the weight of the state and drastically reduce taxes, especially on businesses. This was done in Sweden and Denmark, where unemployment is lower than in France .

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Banque de France vs Bundesbank

Nicolas Lecaussin — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 21:19:00 +0000

The staff costs are higher at the Banque de France than in the Bundesbank! This is one of the conclusions of our comparative study “Banque de France vs Bundesbank”. On the one hand, 1.45 billion euros, in the other hand, 700 million euros! Regarding pension costs, the comparison also makes a significant difference: 440 million euros in France compare to the Bundesbank’s 100 million. With this precision: the Bank of France pensions are not funded ...

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Knowledge and Power

Nicolas Lecaussin — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:05:00 +0000

A little more than 30 years ago, George Gilder published a book titled: “Wealth and Poverty”. This book became a worldwide bestseller. As a researcher, an economist and an investor, the author showed that government intervention cannot reduce poverty, but economic growth and economic development can only achieve this goal.

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The U.S. Economy Is Getting Better Thanks To The Stimulus. Really?

Nicolas Lecaussin — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:43:00 +0000

It seems logical: economic growth resumed in the United States, and since the United States used an economic stimulus thanks to budget deficits, it could be believed that public spending lead to recovery. Indeed, but… it is in the sectors that did not benefited from the Federal money that new companies and new jobs were created. And in States that have reduced their public spending (as in some European countries).

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Government Caring For Youth: The Path To Failure

Nicolas Lecaussin — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:37:00 +0000

France hosted in the November 15th week a summit dedicated to the "Fight Against Youth Unemployment." This is an excellent initiative for a country where the 16-25 years-old population reached a 26.1 % unemployment rate. Yet, France should be doing what is being done elsewhere, especially in Germany, where the rate of youth unemployment is three times lower than in France: 7.7 %.

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