Interest rates in Private Equity: the Great Debt Reset?
Interest rates play a pivotal role in shaping the global economy. The recent uptick in these rates (e.g. the FED Fund rate, see below) has sent ripples through financial sectors…
Interest rates play a pivotal role in shaping the global economy. The recent uptick in these rates (e.g. the FED Fund rate, see below) has sent ripples through financial sectors…
In 1943, the American psychologist Abraham Maslow introduced his renowned “hierarchy of needs“, a model which, while historical, remains deeply pertinent in understanding modern societal structures and individual motivations. Maslow…
Challenge #3: Cleansing the French Private Education Forest A third significant issue can be perceived in the regulatory deficit affecting the private education sector. Until recently, French students would find…
The landscape of higher education, a field I have been personally involved in, is in a state of disarray. This week and next, I would like to focus my analysis…
This week’s musings took root while leafing through an article in the esteemed French daily, Les Echos. It unveiled an alarming 9% surge in fraudulent bank transfers in France in…
As we dive into this week’s discussion, our focus shifts to remote work, examining its implications for businesses and employees alike. Remember the dynamics of traditional office life – the…
As I have often written (here or here for example), demography is a fascinating subject whose impact on economy is complex and wide-ranging. Indeed, demography, while often overlooked, plays a…
The idea of a 4-day workweek is certainly not a new one. The conversation around it started as far back as the 1950s, with academic papers on the topic dating…
As I meandered through the opening chapters of my current read, Peter Zeihan’s “The End of the World is Just the Beginning” (a book now featured in My Library), my…
In recent days, I have been attempting to take stock of my 2 months (which seemed much longer!) of using the GPT-4 engine. From this reflection, I have drawn 10…