Jacob Christensen

In Sweden Christmas unofficially ends on Trettondagen (i.e. the Thirteenth Day of Christmas, also known as Epiphany in English and Helligtrekonger in Danish).

And what better way to mark this than to remember the tree of Christmas-already-Past?

• Weekend reading: Denmark and globalization, the director\’s cut – The Curious Capitalist – Justin Fox – Economy – Markets – Business – TIME
  (tags: denmark economics politics globalisation)
• Roman: Peer Hultbergs »Eines Nachts« | ZEIT online
  (tags: denmark art literature peerhultberg)
• Why In-Kind Benefits? | vox – Research-based policy analysis and commentary from Europe’s leading economists
  Many countries provide large in-kind transfers although standard economic theory says cash transfers would be more efficient. Here is some new evidence evaluating the many justifications for in-kind transfers; it seems paternalism is the most likely expla
  (tags: research economics publicpolicy publichealth welfarestate)
• Bread and peace: forecasting the election from the economy, and a question about plotting
  (tags: economics statistics politics elections usa)
• Politikwissenschaft: Wie Politologen die Welt sehen | ZEIT online
  (tags: germany politics politicalscience)