Fabian Schmidt
@fabschmidt.bsky.social
Political economist // Industrial policy for future // Brussels // Rail ultra
This is how the separation of powers works in Brussels:
Just build two highways through the European Quarter right between Commission, Council and Parliament.
Just build two highways through the European Quarter right between Commission, Council and Parliament.
October 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is how the separation of powers works in Brussels:
Just build two highways through the European Quarter right between Commission, Council and Parliament.
Just build two highways through the European Quarter right between Commission, Council and Parliament.
Well, Europe is following the US loser path and the new German government seems very keen on keeping it like that.
www.ft.com/content/f867...
www.ft.com/content/f867...
July 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Well, Europe is following the US loser path and the new German government seems very keen on keeping it like that.
www.ft.com/content/f867...
www.ft.com/content/f867...
You mean FT got sth wrong here?
July 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You mean FT got sth wrong here?
German economic elites aligned quickly with the Nazi regime as shown by party membership:
Between 1933 and 1938, 37% of CEOs and board members of large corporations became members of the NSDAP.
That is *three times* as much as the population average.
Between 1933 and 1938, 37% of CEOs and board members of large corporations became members of the NSDAP.
That is *three times* as much as the population average.
July 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
German economic elites aligned quickly with the Nazi regime as shown by party membership:
Between 1933 and 1938, 37% of CEOs and board members of large corporations became members of the NSDAP.
That is *three times* as much as the population average.
Between 1933 and 1938, 37% of CEOs and board members of large corporations became members of the NSDAP.
That is *three times* as much as the population average.
Great dataset showing international variety in EV expansion but also, and more importantly, its relative stagnation in most countries recently
June 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Great dataset showing international variety in EV expansion but also, and more importantly, its relative stagnation in most countries recently
Great point here by Mark Schwartz on state capacity: it is not some abstract autonomous force from above but the networked state linked closely and ‘productively’ with the private sector.
June 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Great point here by Mark Schwartz on state capacity: it is not some abstract autonomous force from above but the networked state linked closely and ‘productively’ with the private sector.
“One issue is that cars foul the air regardless of the fuel they use.”
April 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“One issue is that cars foul the air regardless of the fuel they use.”
Redirect EU FDI from the US to Canada and we’re good.
CA natural resource clusters
+
EU net zero industry clusters
=
🤌🤌🤌
CA natural resource clusters
+
EU net zero industry clusters
=
🤌🤌🤌
April 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Redirect EU FDI from the US to Canada and we’re good.
CA natural resource clusters
+
EU net zero industry clusters
=
🤌🤌🤌
CA natural resource clusters
+
EU net zero industry clusters
=
🤌🤌🤌
The EU and Canada have more in common than you think
April 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The EU and Canada have more in common than you think
In the US, foreigners with visa and all are thrown into the Ice prison camp system and kept for weeks. Here one Canadian account, below one German.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
March 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In the US, foreigners with visa and all are thrown into the Ice prison camp system and kept for weeks. Here one Canadian account, below one German.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Same square - once in times of acute climate crisis, once during the 19th century
March 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Same square - once in times of acute climate crisis, once during the 19th century
No European suppliers, no F-35
March 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
No European suppliers, no F-35
Dazu auch richtungsweisend
March 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dazu auch richtungsweisend
Nicht so gut. (Quelle: www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...)
Vor allem in Kombination hiermit: www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
Vor allem in Kombination hiermit: www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
February 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nicht so gut. (Quelle: www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...)
Vor allem in Kombination hiermit: www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
Vor allem in Kombination hiermit: www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
Germany‘s manufacturing crisis as clear as it can get: Industrial production and capacity use approaching pandemic nadir levels
www.ft.com/content/be14...
www.ft.com/content/be14...
January 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Germany‘s manufacturing crisis as clear as it can get: Industrial production and capacity use approaching pandemic nadir levels
www.ft.com/content/be14...
www.ft.com/content/be14...
Looks like a shift in the German growth model could finally be underway
December 25, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Looks like a shift in the German growth model could finally be underway
Ein Bild, das alles aussagt über diese Koalition
November 15, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Ein Bild, das alles aussagt über diese Koalition
A conservative, i.e. stratified welfare state like the German one has the strategic purpose to break up the working class.
(Schwartz, 2018, States vs Markets, p. 96)
(Schwartz, 2018, States vs Markets, p. 96)
October 22, 2023 at 7:54 AM
A conservative, i.e. stratified welfare state like the German one has the strategic purpose to break up the working class.
(Schwartz, 2018, States vs Markets, p. 96)
(Schwartz, 2018, States vs Markets, p. 96)
Brussels-based political economy folks, join our new reading group!
October 18, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Brussels-based political economy folks, join our new reading group!