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# Blog

The scarring effect of COVID-19: youth unemployment in Europe

Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment in the European Union was three times higher than among the over-55s. COVID-19 threatens to undo the last decade of progress: policymakers must act to avoid Europe’s youth suf...
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2nd December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1638 views Share:
# Blog

The G20’s structural reform agenda should address income gap and financial system fragility

G20 leaders must address major issues like the distribution of income and the structure of our financial systems in order to combat the deeper underlying causes of weak global demand. A version of this op-ed was also pub...
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15th March 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2428 views Share:
# Blog

The EU needs to confront the populist challenge in 2016

This opinion piece was or will be published in Caixin, Caixin (Chinese), Die Zeit (online), Kathemerini, Le Monde, Linkiesta, Finance (Slovenia). One of the clear trends of 2015 has been the rise of parties that radicall...
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11th January 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2582 views Share:
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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...
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13th September 2014 by Guntram Wolff 4676 views Share:
# Publications

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...
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4th September 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2696 views Share:
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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...
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1st April 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2785 views Share:

Most viewed publications

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Most viewed interviews

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