Europe can’t afford to lose another generation to youth unemployment
my oped in The Guardian , El Pais , Die Zeit , Domani.it , LeMonde ...
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A European common tax space
My discussion with Sven Giegold on European tax policy Taxation is one of the few areas of financial policy which the general public has great interest in, as it affects their everyday life directly. But when we talk abo...
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Demography and globalisation: reversing trends
A conversation on ageing societies, waning inequality, as well as an inflation revival. In this episode of The Sound of Economics, we invite Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan to talk about their most recent book: ‘...
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The future of EU-UK relations (again!)
On 15-16 October the European Council will take stock of the implementation of the withdrawal agreement and review the state of the negotiations on the future EU-UK partnership. Leaders will discuss preparatory work for ...
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For the euro there is no shortcut to becoming a dominant currency
(Auch auf Deutsch auf Makronom) When created two decades ago, the euro immediately became the world’s second most important currency. But it has remained a distant second to the US dollar. Its internationalisation peaked...
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What should Europe expect from American trade policy after the election?
A Joe Biden Administration would have to decide to what extent to unpick the major United States trade policy shifts of the last four years. A quick return to comprehensive trade talks with the European Union is unlikely...
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