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Globalisation fears weigh heavily on European voters

De Vries, Catherine, Hoffmann, Isabell, (2016), “Globalisation fears weigh heavily on European voters”, Bertelsmann Stiftung, 30 Νοεμβρίου Protest voters and populist politicians are shaking up the long-established political majorities in Europe and the USA. But what prompts voters to back parties who claim that they alone represent the interests of the people and are challenging the so-called establishment? A representative EU opinion poll attempts to uncover the reasons. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις …Read More

The effect of the size and mix of public spending on growth and inequality

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, (2016), “The effect of the size and mix of public spending on growth and inequality”, OECD Economics Department, 24 Νοεμβρίου The size and mix of public spending can have a considerable effect on growth and inequality. For instance, too large governments tend to reduce growth, unless governments function in a highly effective way. On the other hand, large governments tend to redistribute more, thereby …Read More

Doing Business 2017 – Equal Opportunity for All

World Bank Group, (2016), “Doing Business 2017 – Equal Opportunity for All”, The World Bank, 24 Νοεμβρίου Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 14th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 …Read More

Using the fiscal levers to escape the low-growth trap

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (2016), “Using the fiscal levers to escape the low-growth trap”, OECD Economics Department, 24 Νοεμβρίου In the context where public debt has reached high levels in most OECD countries, it is important to assess the extent of countries’ fiscal space and the temporary deficit increase they can afford to run.  A rethink is needed for how the fiscal policy stance should be evaluated, particularly …Read More

Addressing market failures in the resolution of nonperforming loans in the euro area

European Central Bank, (2016), “Addressing market failures in the resolution of nonperforming loans in the euro area”, ECB, 22 Νοεμβρίου The high stock of non-performing loans (NPLs) on the balance sheets of euro area banks continues to be an important cause for concern for policymakers. Efforts to resolve this problem have increased significantly in the course of 2016, by supervisors and macroprudential policymakers alike. To relieve capital constraints, these efforts, …Read More

Σε υψηλό δύο ετών ο πληθωρισμός στη Γερμανία

Ναυτεμπορική, (2016), “Σε υψηλό δύο ετών ο πληθωρισμός στη Γερμανία”, Ναυτεμπορική Οικονομία & Αγορές, 11 Νοεμβρίου Στο υψηλότερο επίπεδο των τελευταίων δύο ετών αυξήθηκε ο πληθωρισμός στη Γερμανία, καθώς τον Οκτώβριο διαμορφώθηκε στο 0,2% έναντι του Σεπτεμβρίου και στο 0,8% έναντι του Οκτωβρίου του 2015. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Eurostat/Flash estimate – October 2016 Euro area annual inflation up to 0.5% /214/2016 – 31 October 2016 Eurostat/September 2016 Annual inflation up to 0.4% …Read More

The Legal and Operational Feasibility of a European Unemployment Benefits Scheme at the National Level

Coucheir, Michael, Strban, Grega, Hauben, Harald, (2016), “The Legal and Operational Feasibility of a European Unemployment Benefits Scheme at the National Level”, CEPS, 26 Σεπτεμβρίου The objective of this paper is to investigate the legal and operational feasibility of a European unemployment benefits scheme (EUBS) as a specific form of supranational automatic stabiliser. This investigation forms part of a broader multidisciplinary analysis of the EUBS, encompassing inter alia a study …Read More

Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe – Annual Review 2016

European Commission, (2016), “Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe – Annual Review 2016”, European Commission, 27 Οκτωβρίου The Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe report analyses the labour market from a macroeconomic perspective. It provides an analysis of recent employment and wage developments, looking at the euro area and the EU as a whole in comparison with its global trading partners. The 2016 edition shows that job creation …Read More

The danger of Germany’s current account surpluses: Results of the CFM and CEPR Survey

den Haan, Wouter, Ellison, Martin, Ilzetzki, Ethan, McMahon, Michael, Reis, Ricardo, (2016), “The danger of Germany’s current account surpluses: Results of the CFM and CEPR Survey”, VoxEu, 27 Οκτωβρίου The October 2016 expert survey of the Centre for Macroeconomics (CFM) and CEPR invited views from a panel of macroeconomists based across Europe on Germany’s trade surplus, its impact on the Eurozone economy, and the appropriate response of German fiscal policy. …Read More

Business investment developments in the euro area since the crisis

European Central Bank, (2016), “Business investment developments in the euro area since the crisis”, ECB Publications, 31 Οκτωβρίου Business investment is both an important driver of the business cycle and a determinant of future growth prospects. While recovering less than in other advanced economies, the ratio of euro area real business investment to value added has recently surpassed its historical average. The recovery in investment is being driven by a …Read More