Radu Craciun

At a time when most are wondering what the post-pandemic recovery would look like, a reasonable answer may be that no specific letter would provide a complete enough answer. Economies are made up of a large array of sectors and exiting the pandemic-induced crisis will have its sector-specific particularities that cannot be ignored. To identify […]

Based on the spread rate and lack of specific information about the novel coronavirus, staying at home seemed like the only solution to prevent the situation from spinning out of control. All countries that enforced it early in the pandemic saw contamination peak at much lower levels than those hesitating or experimenting with herd immunity […]

Throughout human history the great powers have always made sure to get the lion’s share. The “great power” status, whether the source of power lied in the economy or their military strength, turned the countries into more than regional or world leaders, but into targets of constant wooing by small and mid-sized countries that were […]

The tens of thousands of views that “The countdown has started!” post has received are for me the measure of impatience and hope with which the public waits for even a partial return to an economically active life, aware that the current situation can only be temporary. It can only be a short-term solution that, […]

Do not let appearances deceive you. There is a clock that although not heard is ticking, measuring the time left before the economic collapse occurs. We just cannot stay home on money printed by central banks.  We cannot hold onto our wealth in a country that stopped producing wealth. We cannot go on living off […]

This is not a dictator making a run for it, but the beginning of a new and unprecedented phase of central bank intervention not just in the money market, but also in the real economy. Due to the pandemic, national economies are confronted with an unparalleled situation, where a big chunk of economic activity has […]

The recent events in the Middle East that led to an escalation of tensions between the US and Iran had some otherwise respectable analysts jump to rash conclusions about Romania’s possible involvement in the conflict. I am intrigued that these concerns did not emerge when the Romanian military became engaged in war zones, such as […]

The dire demographics have us worry about how the world or the country will look like with a more aged population.  I believe that this growing concern mostly explains the success of my “Welcome to the land of the elders “ post where I approached from several angles the paradigm shift that the society and businesses […]