Giuseppe Bertola's picture
Affiliation: 
Università di Torino
Credentials: 
Professor of Economics

Voting history

Euro weakness in 2022

Question 1: What was the main cause for the euro’s decline relative to the US dollar in 2022?

Answer:
Other, none of the above, or no response
Confidence level:
Confident
Comment:
All of the above, jointly endogenous to war nearby.

Bitcoin and the City

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Question 2: Do you agree that the regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies needs to be increased?

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Answer:
Disagree
Confidence level:
Confident
Comment:
Maybe to make them less crypto but these are not currencies, prices of goods and services are not and never will be set in terms of bitcoins (or of gold, oil, or any volatile commodity).

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Question 1: Do you agree that cryptocurrencies are currently a threat to the stability of the financial system, or can be expected to become a threat in the next couple of years?

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Answer:
Disagree
Confidence level:
Confident

Global risks from rising debt and asset prices

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Question 1: Does the world economy face heightened risks arising from an excess of public and private debt and/or inflated asset prices?

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Answer:
No opinion
Confidence level:
Extremely confident

Juncker's State of the Union Address

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Question 2: Do you agree that the euro has had more benefits than costs?

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Answer:
Agree
Confidence level:
Confident
Comment:
Answer depends, not only on different countries and what else is going on, but also on how it is used and what else comes with it. For the typical continental European country a decently configured euro is better than the alternatives.

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