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# Publications

Benefits and drawbacks of European Unemployment Insurance

The issue: Unemployment in Europe has increased to high levels and economic growth has remained subdued. A debate on additional policy instruments to address the situation is therefore warranted. Fiscal stabilisation mec...

13th September 2014 by Guntram Wolff 4501 views

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EU to DO 2015-2019: Memos to the new EU leadership

‘There is now a distinct possibility that this crisis will be remembered as the occasion when Europe irretrievably lost ground, both economically and politically’. This was the starting sentence of our memos to the new E...

4th September 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2528 views

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Tax harmonization in Europe: Moving forward

The debate on tax competition opposes those who praise its positive effect on government efficiency, and those who accuse it of distorting public choices, inducing inequality but also undermining the functioning of marke...

17th July 2014 by Guntram Wolff 4280 views

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The great transformation: Memo to the incoming EU Presidents

The European Union’s leadership spent the last five years fighting an acute and existential crisis. The next five years, under your leadership, will be no less difficult. You will have to tackle difficult economic and in...

3rd July 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2784 views

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No Industry, no Future?

In a context of weak growth, high unemployment, unbalanced public finances and persistent external deficit,we are witnessing the return of a proactive approach to industrial policy and, even in France the return of direc...

19th June 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2285 views

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Addressing weak inflation: The European Central Bank’s shopping list

There are clear benefits to price stability. High inflation can distort corporate investment decisions and the consumption behaviour of households. Changes to inflation redistribute real wealth and income between differe...

6th May 2014 by Guntram Wolff 4986 views

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Japan and the EU in the global economy

Why is Japan a good case study to help Europe overcome the economic and ﬁnancial crisis that started more than ﬁve years ago? What can Japan learn from Europe’s experience? Japan and the EU are both open econ...

9th April 2014 by Guntram Wolff 217842 views

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Europe’s social problem and its implications for economic growth

The European Union faces major social problems. More than six million jobs were lost from 2008-13 and poverty has increased. Fiscal consolidation has generally attempted to spare social protection from spending cuts, but...

1st April 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2618 views

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The long haul: managing exit from financial assistance

Countries can make a clean exit from financial assistance, or enter a new programme or a precautionary programme, depending on the sustainability of their public debt and their vulnerability to shocks. Ireland mad...

20th February 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2321 views