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Financing the Real Economy

Canton, E. (2014) “Financing the Real Economy“, ECFIN Economic Brief, Issue 30, Φεβρουάριος 2014.   Introduction In the aftermath of the economic and financial crisis, policymaking became more geared towards structural reforms to support the process of economic recovery, steered at the EU level through the reinforced economic govern-ance. While there areencouraging signs that an economic recovery is underway in Europe, growth pro-spects are modest and further re-forms remain necessary …Read More

“Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States”

Jauer, J., Liebig, T., Martin, J. and Puhani, P., (2014), “Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States”, OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers 155, OECD Publishing. The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an optimal currency area. It is of particular interest currently in the context of high …Read More

What use is ‘social investment’?

Nolan, Brian, (2013), “What use is ‘social investment’?”, Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 23, N. 5, pp. 459-468. The notion of ‘social investment’ has come to play a major part in debates about the role of social spending and the future of welfare states in Europe. This paper argues that social investment can be seen as a more or less detailed orientation or paradigm for social policies and spending …Read More

The impact of the economic crisis on EU labour markets: A comparative perspective

Tridico, P., (2013), “The impact of the economic crisis on EU labour markets: A comparative perspective”, International Labour Review, Vol. 152, N.2, pp. 175-190. Using a “crisis management index” to rank the combined GDP and labour market performances of the EU’s 27 Member States, the author considers why some countries performed better than others in managing the economic crisis over the period 2007–11. Based on empirical correlations and regression analysis, …Read More

Fertility Reactions to the “Great Recession” in Europe: Recent Evidence from Order-Specific Data

Goldstein, J., Kreyenfeld, M., Jasilioniene, A., Karaman Örsal, D. (2013), “Fertility Reactions to the “Great Recession” in Europe: Recent Evidence from Order-Specific Data”, Demographic Research¸Vol. 29, Art. 4, pp 85-104. This paper provides recent cross-national evidence of the impact of the great recession on fertility in Europe in the context of the recent decade. Using data from the Human Fertility Database (HFD), from Eurostat, and from the OECD database, we …Read More

The popular legitimacy of European healthcare systems: A multilevel analysis of 24 countries

Missinne, Sarah, Meuleman, Bart, Bracke, Piet, (2013), “The popular legitimacy of European  healthcare systems: A multilevel analysis of  24 countries”, Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 23, Issue 3, July 2013, p.p,  231-247 This paper provides an empirical study of the between-individual and between-country differences in the popular legitimacy of European healthcare systems. In order to explain two dimensions of popular legitimacy (satisfaction and support for state responsibility), we assess …Read More