tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post5403672406419384590..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Open Europe Berlin: One year onOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-6667062314382867442013-10-17T11:30:58.543+01:002013-10-17T11:30:58.543+01:00A related topic.
Trends.
OE got the current trends...A related topic.<br />Trends.<br />OE got the current trends spot on. Made all the right calls as I can see it at least.<br />-move to economics;<br />-move away from Europhile to Eurocritical;<br />-move to practical (from academic stuff); <br />-focus on the combination politics and economics and the interaction between the 2;<br />-expand in Germany (as the future of Europe in several ways is determined there, if it will be determined by the South it is probably end of story at least for European prosperity).<br /><br />Next trends as I see it at least (my 5 cts):<br />-increasing demand for proper info re the relation between EU politics and economics. Still the majority of analyst and nearly all media havenot got a clue. Basically base their stuff on the assumption that economics will determine politics. While they are proven wrong several times in a row. Nevertheless the trend is in a continuation (of the current trend), likely even getting mainstream in that process.<br />-Increasing demand for better analysis. <br /><br />Look at Handellsblatt this week US top economists predict end of crisis and something very similar mentioned in your daily briefing. Issue being what do they know about things outside their fields of expertise?<br /> With economists is is clearly in general very little. Same with Greek PMs announcing that the country has made the U-turn. First of all they couldnot find their economic backsides if the sat on it and second they have a huge conflict of interest. Third they are not really the decisionmakers on this. Relevant decisions are made by others. It is not Merkel stating something on the German economy.<br />Same with stats and subsequently prognosis. These get more and more unreliable (and people start to notice). It is likely a new market to analyse even in only the basics how reliable they are. Clearly a lot of people still work with the same pre 2008 models that simply have shown themselves time and time again not to be working in the present crisis. Subsequently prognosis are based upon it (and even bigger rubbish).<br />Next to political windowdressing on the rise.<br /> As I see it a huge demand for properly analysis if even only on credibility of the source and potential conflicts of interest. basically ending up in a sort of chance and standard deviation-like estimate. An independent analysis would be great but even the answers on 2 simple questions is incredibly helpful:<br />-How good is this prediction and are the facts obo how well the source did in similar circumstances and compared to other players?<br />-Is there a conflict of interest playing. <br /><br />At the end of the day the best info nearly always wins everthing else being equal of course.<br />Algos have now basically taken over the market, but the main weakness they show is the fact that can best be summarised as rubbish in rubbish out. The quality of the imput. Riknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-78932209986625677902013-10-16T15:35:32.817+01:002013-10-16T15:35:32.817+01:00Congratulations,
Like their blog. Good articles a...Congratulations,<br /><br />Like their blog. Good articles and written in a German way and with a focus on the German perspective as well. Very useful and practical as well btw.<br />Great as well how info is shared with other OEs, as said very useful.<br /><br />Might consider (just a wild idea) like OE do more on the daily newsbriefing side. It gives a lot of exposure. More indirectly but all your real stuff is brought to the attention of a lot of people that way. Hard to escape when it is 4-5 times referred to in a daily briefing and summarised often as well.<br /> A lot of people read OEs daily stuff as I can see it. <br />It is a lot of work of course but likely will make you reach a lot of decisionmakers and on a daily basis.<br />Basically OEs is the only business/economics oriented briefing on EU issues. Where politics determine for a large part the economic and financial outcome of things.<br /><br />Financial and economic briefings that there are are simply for a large part not fit for purpose, being mainly written from an AngloSaxon economic pov. In general these simply miss for a big part if not completely the political and historical context in which these things play. Which makes the link between OE and OE Berlin even more important. The Continental European (and German as well) context is translated basically into info fit for the wider world.<br />The rest simply too late for daily use (Brueghel) or mainly general (and not financial) press oriented.<br /><br /><br />Other think tanks as well are not very well suited in this respect as well. <br />Vox is too academic and has an EU bias. <br />LSE is too academic most of the time and has a lot of (mainly sociology oriented) appalingly bad stuff around. Clearly needs much better editing. Plus often an unrealistic lefty bias. Nothing wrong with being left as such but Utopian stuff is simply useless.<br />PresseEurope has the problem that it basically only summarises the poor crap in this respect from European papers.<br />EUobserver you first have to brush the organic soybeans away and see if things do not have a carbon footprint which is too large.<br />FTblog. Basically it looks like the do a post when they feel like it. No consistency.<br />In a nutshell the competition is in general poor and left-academic oriented often with an EU bias as well and inconsistent in delivering info. While the info is simply of great importance for especially business as political decisions determine economic outcome.Riknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-80194362027386093262013-10-16T14:37:00.216+01:002013-10-16T14:37:00.216+01:00Como cidadão da Europa os meus parabéns á Open Eur...Como cidadão da Europa os meus parabéns á Open Europa BerlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-5345873207000485552013-10-16T14:25:09.498+01:002013-10-16T14:25:09.498+01:00Make sure OE does not become part of the propagand...Make sure OE does not become part of the propaganda arm of the EU please.Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.com