At the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Conference in Berlin in June 2024 (see Herzog), Stefan Grundmann, the chair of our panel “Polycrises and a substantive approach to private law in Germany”, introduced my contribution by stating: “– and, of course: climate change!”. Why was he right in terming climate change a central issue for LPE … Read more
I think a hidden tendency towards a belief in Libertarian free will is at the root of people’s opinion that LLMs aren’t capable of reasoning. I think it’s an emotional and unconscious argument that humans are special, and that by extension—LLMs cannot possibly be doing anything like we are doing. But if you remember that … Read more
During the open enrollment period for 2024 health coverage, more than 21.4 million people enrolled in private qualified health plans (QHPs) through the Marketplaces (exchanges) nationwide. This was a 31% increase over the previous record high set in 2023, when 16.4 million people enrolled in Marketplace QHPs. In addition to the 21.4 million QHP enrollments, … Read more
Türkan Ertuna Lagrand, Assistant Professor, and Salvo Nicolosi, Senior Assistant Professor, University of Utrecht Photo credit: Mystslav Chernov, via Wikimedia Commons Gender-based asylum claims have been gaining momentum in EU law. On 11 June 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its most recent judgment in the case of … Read more
A holding of individual inflation-tracking UK government bonds is the way forward if you want an asset class to hedge UK inflation. But how do you actually buy index-linked gilts? Thankfully, your neighbourhood investment blogger is here to clear that up. I’ve personally been pushing this task around my own plate like a seven-year-old told … Read more
