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Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna

Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna contributed feature pieces and op-eds on Swiss and Liechtenstein banking issues for The Wall Street Journal Europe while based in Vienna, Austria; she also authored a column, ‘Swiss Watch.’ She currently lives in Washington, DC where she is a speech and op-ed writer to foreign dignitaries.

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The Role of Calvinism in the Dutch Golden Age

World History

Blog06/11/2018

The Dutch Republic transformed the fervor of predestination into faith in personal destiny — and the singularly capitalistic means of getting there.

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Central Banks Haven't Always Been Quite as Bad as They Are Now

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog05/30/2018

Restrained by both ideology and public sentiment, central banks were once kept from the sort of antics they now regularly indulge in.

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Russia, China and the Geopolitics of the Silk Road

Global EconomyWorld History

Blog04/20/2018

China's new "Silk Road" for international trade is an important component in the regime's larger geopolitical strategy. 

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Augsburg: A Capitalist Hub at the Birth of the Modern

World History

Blog03/23/2018

Germany's Augsburg played a key role in the rise of the modern marketplace in Europe. 

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How Entrepreneurs Wouldn't Let a Beloved Car Brand Die

The EntrepreneurWorld History

Blog02/10/2018
Not all entrepreneurship end up with mass production. Sometimes it involves deeply personal efforts to make a very personalized product.
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