Countries with higher rates of taxation tend to have happier citizens

11 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2013

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Binder, D., (2013), “Countries with higher rates of taxation tend to have happier citizens”, European Politics and Policy Blog, 10 Σεπτεμβρίου. What impact does a country’s level of taxation have on the happiness of its citizens? Using OECD data, David Binder assesses the relationship between high taxation levels and measures of citizen wellbeing/happiness. He finds that there is a correlation between high taxation and increased happiness, but that there are …Read More

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Euro-Zone Unemployment Unlikely to Fall Quickly

11 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2013

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Billington, I., (2013), “Euro-Zone Unemployment Unlikely to Fall Quickly”, The Wall Street Journal, The Euro Crisis Blog, 10 Σεπτεμβρίου. The euro zone may have emerged from recession this year, but unemployment is unlikely to fall quickly with companies less likely to hire staff in the final three months of the year than they were earlier in 2013, a survey of employers showed Tuesday. The quarterly Manpower Employment Outlook shows that, while there …Read More

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The Next Social Contract

22 Ιουλίου, 2013

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Derviş, Kemal, (2013), “The Next Social Contract”, www.project-syndicate.org, 18 Ιουλίου. Around the world nowadays, persistent unemployment, skill mismatches, and retirement frameworks have become central to fiscal policy – and to the often-fierce political debates that surround it. The advanced countries are facing an immediate “aging” problem, but most of the emerging economies are also in the midst of a demographic transition that will result in an age structure similar to …Read More

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Europe has lost its citizens

13 Μαρτίου, 2013

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Torreblanca, Jose Ignacio, (2013), “Europe has lost its citizens”, European Council on Foreign Relations, 13 Μαρτίου. The latest Eurobarometer figures are showing clearly what the election results have been hinting at one by one: hit by the crisis, Europeans have lost their confidence in the EU. After having saved the euro, we must rescue the legitimacy of the EU – and before the 2014 elections.

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Will More Integration Save Europe’s Social Model?

5 Ιανουαρίου, 2013

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Gros, Daniel, (2013), ‘Will More Integration Save Europe’s Social Model?’, www.project-syndicate.org, 5 Ιανουαρίου. At high-level gatherings of the European Union elite, one often hears the following type of statement: “Europe must integrate and centralize economic governance in order to defend its social model in an age of globalization.” European Commission President José Manuel Barroso Αnd his counterpart at the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, are particularly keen on this argument

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