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Joeri Schasfoort

Who is Janet Yellen? The 2021 U.S. Treasury Secretary

Treasury secretary of the United States of America, the most powerful job in finance. And the next person to do it will be Janet Yellen…

5 min readJan 19, 2021

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Who is Janet Yellen? The 2021 U.S. Treasury Secretary

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Joeri Schasfoort

Auction theory and the 1996 Nobel prize in economic sciences

2020 is not only the year of a massive global pandemic, it is also the year that auction theory won its second Nobel Prize in Economic…

10 min readJan 12, 2021

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Auction theory and the 1996 Nobel prize in economic sciences

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Joeri Schasfoort

Simultaneous multiple round auctions and the 2020 Nobel prize

In this post, I will explore what revolutionary new auction format led to the Nobel Prize in Economic sciences in 2020 being awarded to…

9 min readJan 8, 2021

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Simultaneous multiple round auctions and the 2020 Nobel prize

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Joeri Schasfoort

The pandemic economics of Taiwan

Economics is often about trade-offs. If I increase my prices, I will probably sell less products. If a country wants to stamp out the…

4 min readJan 6, 2021

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The pandemic economics of Taiwan

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Joeri Schasfoort

The behavioral economics of Bitcoin 2021, is it another bubble?

As an economist, I think the Bitcoin price rollercoaster has been one of the most interesting monetary experiments of this century! While…

3 min readDec 31, 2020

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The behavioral economics of Bitcoin 2021, is it another bubble?

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Joeri Schasfoort

Why Eurodollars are Cyberpunk’s main currency

Cyberpunk 2077, the biggest game of 2020 is finally here. In all of its buggy glory. And with this game comes an entire alternate timeline…

4 min readDec 31, 2020

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Why Eurodollars are Cyberpunk’s main currency

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Joeri Schasfoort

The monetary economics of Ancient Athens

The treasury of Ancient Athens, located in the famous Parthenon building, was basically, much like the Federal Reserve building is today…

10 min readDec 31, 2020

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The monetary economics of Ancient Athens

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Joeri Schasfoort

Responsible money printing, is it possible?

Whenever people talk about Money Printing they often exclusively focus on cases where money printing went horribly wrong. For example…

11 min readOct 20, 2020

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Responsible money printing, is it possible?

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Joeri Schasfoort
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Top 5 Strictest Lockdowns

The world is in lockdown and that is not just tough for our well-being but also for our wallets. All over the world, economies are taking…

5 min readApr 24, 2020

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Top 5 Strictest Lockdowns

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Joeri Schasfoort

What is monetary finance?

Following in the footsteps of Zimbabwe and Venezuela, the United Kingdom announced it will turn to monetary finance for its Coronacrisis…

4 min readApr 22, 2020

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What is monetary finance?

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Joeri Schasfoort

Joeri Schasfoort

Researcher @ University of Cape Town & Online Teacher @ Money&Macro | Passionate about Agent-Based Modelling, Central Banking, Finance and Macroeconomics.

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