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How do I become a successful influencer?
Influencers are the idols of this era. Stars such as Kim Kardashian built their empire through social media, but classic celebrities such as Madonna and Leonardo DiCaprio can not do without the necessary number of followers. They are therefore …
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Where are all the notes of 500 euros?
Have you ever held a letter of 500 euros? No? We neither! Even monetary economist Leo Van Hove (VUB) has never seen one. Yet these notes are good for more than 20 percent of all cash in circulation! So ... where are all those 500 euro bills? …
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Will the team that score just before half time win in football?
Football commentators sometimes dare to say it: the team that scores just before half-time wins. And there are a lot of other certainties in football ... But are they true? Stijn Baert - besides labor economist at UGent also full-time …
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Can everyone throw a deal with the tax authorities?
Make a deal with the tax authorities so that you can deduct your watchdog, your new TV or half your house from the taxes? That's something entrepreneurs do, but ordinary people just have to pay their taxes. A lot of people think. But guess …
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Should we be happy with a mega port in Flanders?
Pollution, traffic jams, villages and nature disappearing ... And they do not generate many jobs either! No ... ports don't always have such a good name. Is that right? Or is a large port good for a country? VUB economist Elvira Haesendonck …
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Why does an Olé cookie cost less than a Leo?
Why does a loaf of bread cost € 2 at one bakery and € 3 at another? Or why do you pay more than double for a Leo cake than for the identical Olé cake? Economist Tom Kuppens (UHasselt and VUB) explains the price setting strategies as an …
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Where does my tax money go?
At the end of June it's that time again: you have to submit your tax letter. And we, Belgians, pay a lot of taxes. Just about the most in the entire world. Yet the government always seems to be short of money and always has to save money. How is …
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Are you an entrepreneur if you sell your old bicycles online?
You regularly sell stuff on 2dehands.be or Ebay and earn some extra pocket money every now and then? Or do you sell freshly picked strawberries from your garden to your colleagues every year? Then watch out! Because maybe the government considers …
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Can you explain the global economy with beer?
Probably the only link between beer and economy that you have ever made is your curse at the café when "thanks to Inbev" your beer has been saved. Why is AB InBev such a large and all-determining player? And has the beer market only …
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Why better go shopping blindfolded?
Passed at a Starbucks store in the station and caved in again for an overpriced coffee? No problem, it's not your fault. According to retail marketing, Starbucks simply makes extremely good use of multisensory aspects in their coffee shops. …
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Are taxes unfair?
This college is highly recommended for politicians and revolutionaries. Because professor Michel Maus warns: the revolution is near. As soon as a new Ché emerges, the incumbent politicians would fear for their position! Anyone who is (not) …
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Is the European Union a money-consuming machine?
'It's a shame how much money is wasted in Europe! Do you know how much those civil servants are paid? And then the move to Strasbourg every month. Abolish that trade!' Have you said this before? And what was that based on? Just listen …
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