A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, this time about ‘costs of raw materials’. My translation: 1) Environmental damage caused by extraction and production of raw materials, is invisible in product prices. I took a look at my clothes. 2) Acryl or fleece:…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, about ‘circular economy’. My translation : 1) I have asked my cartoonist to take a step towards a circular economy. That won’t be easy. 2) The ink I am drawn with cannot be re-used. The paper?…
First Van Zanten comic of the year for the economist magazine ESB – an issue about all kinds of valuta, currencies and electronic payment solutions. My translation: 1) Man: Financial worries are só twentieth century! When I need money, I invent just another crypto-currency. 2)…
Last Van Zanten comic of the year in the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Grandson: Tens of years already, there has been a huge difference in school results of children of lower or higher educated parents 2) Grandson: Because you didn’t finish school, you…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, about the housing market. My translation: 1) Mrs: A few year ago, I had no job because of the crisis and I couldn’t afford to buy a house. 2) Mrs: Now the economy is in full…
A few weeks ago, I made this Van Zanten cartoon for the economist magazine ESB. It was going with an article about economic models for health care and its consequences for the number of hospitals. In teh article, I read that in 1979 there were…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, going with an article about ‘extreme riches’. My translation: 1) I have nothing against extreme riches. 2) Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg: started with nothing, and earned their money with hard work. Okay. 3) And…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, about ”Big Data’. My translation: 1) Super handy, those Big Data! The Googles and Facebooks of this world know better what I like than myself. I gratefully make use of them. 2) Look: I type in…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, an issue about the dutch ‘topsectorenbeleid’ or ‘top sector approach’. This is a long term industry policy to stimulate cooperation between companies and research institutes, to encourage research and innovation – all with the goal to…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, an issue about ‘Natural disasters and climate damage’. My transaltion: 1) VZ: The economic damage of natural disaster will increase. We will get some tips from a flood damage control specialist. 2) Tip 1: a boat…
A new Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, a theme issue about China’s economic power. My translation: 1) VZ: ‘China is going to be the world’s largest economy. I prepare myself.’ On the sign: ‘China: Age-old economic philosophies’ 2) Chinese philosopher: ‘Richness is…
My first Van Zanten comic in 2018, for the economist magazine ESB. It requires a short introduction… Dutch towns and cities cooperate to provide certain services to their inhabitants, like waste collecting and disposal. Recent research has shown that this cooperation does not result in…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. My translation: 1) Grandson: They have gone crazy at school, grandpa! Now I have to formulate my own education objective. 2) Grandson: Well, Miss Teacher, I have made up my mind: I want to spend my…
A new Van Zanten comic for the economist magzien ESB, about the monetary policy of the European Central Bank. My translation: 1) It eats debt papers… it provokes high ups and deep downs… it causes bubbles. 2) VZ: This sounds like a theme park attraction….
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, an issue about CO2-emission trade system (ETS). In the leading article, it is explained that the price of CO2-emission (per ton of CO2) is too low to achieve the required reduction of CO2-emission needed to comply…
A new Van zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB. Theme of my comic are problems at the dutch tax authorities… Unfortunately I will have to explain the joke to people who are not familiar with the commercials of the dutch tax authorities (to remind…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, about ‘Corporate Governance’. My translation: 1) Man right: Do you have vacation plans? VZ: Yes, I am going to Cyprus with my accountant. 2) VZ: Over there, we will found a company, a few holdings and…
This is my contribution to the comic ‘No right turn’. The comic (or graphic novel) is made by a group of enthusiastic Facebook friends. I received a small instruction what I had to show on my panel: the russian Tsarina and Rasputin sit in a…
A Van Zanten comic for the economist magazine ESB, about shareholders. My translation: 1) You can call me an activist shareholder. 2) In case of big companies, I say: carve them up and sell the parts. The sum of the parts is more valuable than…