European Commission, (2016), “Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2015 “, European Commission publications, 21 Ιανουαρίου Success in raising employment levels and living standards in Europe depends on effective support policies as well as positive macro-economic strategies. In this respect, this year’s Employment and Social Developments review addresses a range of issues.It starts by looking at the contribution of entrepreneurship and self-employment to job creation and growth and the need …Read More
The Future of Jobs-Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
World Economic Forum, (2016), “Executive Summary: The Future of Jobs-Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, World Economic Forum, Ιανουάριος. Disruptive changes to business models will have a profound impact on the employment landscape over the coming years. Many of the major drivers of transformation currently affecting global industries are expected to have a significant impact on jobs, ranging from significant job creation to job displacement, and from heightened …Read More
Has the euro been a failure?
Tilford, Simon, Springford, John, Odendahl, Christian, (2016), “Conference report: Has the euro been a failure?”, Centre for European Reform, 11 Ιανουαρίου. November’s conference, which brought together 50 leading economists, considered whether the euro was a failure. A host of questions were debated. How should the euro be judged? Purely by the fact that it has survived? Or by the fact that is has become a significant international reserve currency? Or by comparing what its proponents …Read More
European Business Cycle Indicators – 4th Quarter 2015
European Commission, (2016), “European Business Cycle Indicators – 4th Quarter 2015”, European Commission publications, Technical Paper 5, Ιανουάριος Following up on the analysis in the previous issue of the EBCI, this quarter’s special topic investigates whether new ways of aggregating the results of the harmonised EU consumer survey can produce confidence indicators which are more powerful than DG ECFIN’s established CCI in forecasting turning points in private consumption growth. Σχετικές …Read More
Eurosystem Staff Macroeconomic Projections for the Euro Area
European Central Bank, (2015), “Eurosystem Staff Macroeconomic Projections for the Euro Area”, ECB Macroeconomic Projections, Δεκέμβριος The economic recovery in the euro area is expected to continue. Real GDP is projected to increase by 1.5% in 2015, 1.7% in 2016 and 1.9% in 2017. The overall outlook is broadly unchanged compared with the previous exercise, but the outlook for domestic demand is stronger, while that for foreign demand is weaker. Inflation is expected …Read More
Give Recovery a Chance
Timbeau, Xavier, et al., (2015), “GIVE RECOVERY A CHANCE”, independent Annual Growth Survey (iAGS) 2016, Fourth Report, 25 Νοεμβρίου. The ongoing recovery of the EA economy is too slow to achieve a prompt return to full employment. Despite apparent improvement in the labour market, the crisis is still developing under the covers, with the risk of leaving long-lasting “scars”, or a “scarification” of the social fabric in the EA. Moreover, the EA …Read More
Progress towards meeting the economic criteria for EU accession: the EU Commission’s 2015 assessments
European Commission, (2015), “Progress towards meeting the economic criteria for EU accession: the EU Commission’s 2015 assessments”, Institutional Papers 015, Δεκέμβριος A compilation of the economic chapters of the European Commission’s 2015 Country Reports on countries looking to join the EU. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Forgó, Balázs, Jevčák, Anton, (2015), “Economic Convergence of Central and Eastern European EU Member States over the Last Decade (2004-2014)”, European Commission publications, Discussion Paper 001, JULY 2015 Gross, Marco, Poblacion, …Read More
Euro area sees employment rebound
European Central Bank, (2015), “Euro area sees employment rebound”, Economic Bulletin, 14 Δεκεμβρίου Euro area headcount employment has increased by over 2.2 million since the post-crisis low in the middle of 2013. This article investigates the sources and characteristics of this rebound, finding that it is heavily concentrated in some of the worst-hit labour markets, to a considerable extent in low productivity sectors. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις ECB (2015) Update on Economic …Read More
Ετήσια Επισκόπηση της Ανάπτυξης για το 2016: Ενίσχυση της ανάκαμψης και προώθηση της σύγκλισης
Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή – Δελτίο Τύπου, (2015), “Ετήσια Επισκόπηση της Ανάπτυξης για το 2016: Ενίσχυση της ανάκαμψης και προώθηση της σύγκλισης”, European Commission, Βρυξέλλες, 26 Νοεμβρίου. Η Ετήσια Επισκόπηση της Ανάπτυξης δρομολογεί τον ετήσιο κύκλο της οικονομικής διακυβέρνησης. Καθορίζει τις γενικές οικονομικές και κοινωνικές προτεραιότητες της ΕΕ και παρέχει κατευθύνσεις πολιτικής στα κράτη μέλη για το επόμενο έτος. Οι πολιτικές προκλήσεις διαφέρουν μεταξύ των χωρών και, ως εκ τούτου, θα διαφέρει και …Read More
Tax reforms in EU Member States 2015-Tax policy challenges for economic growth and fiscal sustainability
European Commission, (2015),”Tax reforms in EU Member States 2015-Tax policy challenges for economic growth and fiscal sustainability”, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) and Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD), European Economy/Institutional Paper 008/September 2015, Νοέμβριος. The report ‘Tax reforms in EU Member States’ serves four main purposes. Firstly, it reviews the most important tax reforms recently implemented in EU Member States. Secondly, it discusses a number …Read More