tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post6972032863184230238..comments2024-02-23T01:30:06.101-08:00Comments on Early Warning: EU Commission Forecasts Pain Almost OverStuart Stanifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-88688577503103574662012-05-12T11:17:25.581-07:002012-05-12T11:17:25.581-07:00I find the comment "there's only so much ...I find the comment "there's only so much olive oil you can buy" quite irritating and a sign of one of the problems of the popular analysis of the euro crisis, which lumps all Mediterranean countries together as if they were one and the same.<br /><br />Only one country had an overspending problem, and that was Greece (on the other hand, Greeks work the longest hours in the world after Koreans, so much for lazyness). <br /><br />Spain had shining public finances and a huge housing bubbled financed by German capital.<br /><br />And Italy is the 7th largest manufacturing economy in the world, and the second largest in Europe ahead of France and the United Kingdom. The fifth largest, if you exclude mining (which pushes Russia and Brazil ahead). <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry#List_of_countries_by_industrial_outputHypnoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409179274970587232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-43495807964305714042012-05-11T08:15:59.760-07:002012-05-11T08:15:59.760-07:00Hello,
I just found out how to leave a comment. S...Hello,<br /><br />I just found out how to leave a comment. So I had a question about this crisis and don't know where to get the data. I'd like to see a graph with on one side the percentage of the GDP that is used to buy oil products, and on the other side the percentage of grow of the different countries of the EU. If you know where to find the data, I'd be very happy.<br /><br />EtienneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com