The Weekend Economist "Quaerere Verum"

The Weekend Economist "Quaerere Verum" is a part of the greater Weekend Economist, which is an interactive space aimed at being both a source of information and a place for discussion on developing stories related to Economics, Business, Technology, Finance and Geo-politics. Please feel free to post your comments and/or send us your own articles for publication by contacting us at weekendeconomist@gmail.com. Also, if there is a relevant topic you would like us to write about, please ask and we will be glad to meet your request. Finally, our two other blogs, WE Technology, Strategy & Business and The World Beyond The Weekend Economist, might be of interest as well. We hope you enjoy our site(s), Benjamin Valk & Jeroen van Bommel.

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

#1 Introduction to the Weekend Economist "Quaerere Verum"

Welcome to Weekend Economist "Quaerere Verum!"

The Weekend Economist "Quaerere Verum" is a part of the greater Weekend Economist, which is an interactive space aimed at being both a source of information and a place for discussion on developing stories related to Economics, Business, Technology, Finance and Geo-politics. The Weekend Economist is aimed at global citizens who want to expand their scope and understanding of global affairs, without a necessary background in these disciplines.

The Weekend Economist draws its research from a range of sources, including the Financial Times, Forbes.com, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, BBC News, Financieel Dagblad (Dutch) and various academic publications. Various academic journals and publications are also addressed so as to ensure the quality of the references.

The Editors are Dutch born Jeroen van Bommel, BA/MA, and internationally raised Benjamin Valk, BA/BSc/MScBA.

Jeroen is based in the Netherlands and specializes in Political Economy, Science & Technology and Finance. Jeroen is also currently secretary to the Roosevelt Institute of the Netherlands and the European liaison for policy management on sustainable energy.

Benjamin is currently based in Japan and specializes in international political and business affairs. At the moment he is conducting research at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University.

Readers are encouraged to comment on the articles posted on the Weekend Economist, as well as to submit their own articles for publication. Please send you articles to the following email address: weekendeconomist@gmail.com. If there is a particular topic of interest relevant to this site that you would like us to write about, please don't hesitate to ask and we will be glad to meet your request.

We hope you enjoy our site! Pleasant reading (and contributing!),

Benjamin Valk & Jeroen van Bommel

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