Decressin, Jörg, Espinoza, Raphael, Halikias, Ioannis, Leigh,Daniel, Loungani, Prakash, Medas, Paulo, Mursula, Susanna, Schindler, Martin, Spilimbergo, Antonio, Xu,TengTeng, (2015), “Wage Moderation in Crises-Policy Considerations and Applications to the Euro Area”, IMF, November. This paper discusses the short-run economic impact of wage moderation and the implications for policy in the context of the euro area crisis, with a focus on the roles of monetary policy and the zero lower bound (ZLB). It explores the channels …Read More
Creating a Common European Future: Integration of Young Migrants in Europe
Creating a Common European Future: Integration of Young Migrants in Europe, A report investigating the practices of the European Integration Fund in four Member States, FutureLab Europe, April 2015. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The main purpose of this report is to assess the integration of migrants in the EU by investigating the practice of the European Integration Fund (EIF) in four EU member states: Finland, Germany, Romania, and Spain, virtually …Read More
An Unemployment-Oriented Investment Strategy for Europe
Escudero, V., Horne, R., Kühn, S., Milasi, S., López Mourelo, E., Pignatti, C. & Silvander, J. (2015) “An Unemployment-Oriented Investment Strategy for Europe“, International Labour Organization (ILO) Research Department, Studies on Growth with Equity, January. Key Policy Options and Considerations Against a backdrop of sluggish economic conditions and continued weak job creation, the Investment Plan proposed by the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker would provide a rapid economic stimulus …Read More
Reforms, Investment and Growth: An Agenda for France, Germany and Europe
Enderlein, H. & Pisani-Ferry, J. (2014) “Reforms, Investment and Growth: An Agenda for France, Germany and Europe“, Report to Sigmar Gabriel (Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy) and Emmanuel Macron (Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, 27 November. INTRODUCTION Europe is falling into a stagnation trap: growth is barely noticeable; current inflation is dangerously low; almost stagnant nominal income makes the weight of public and private …Read More
Mapping Statistics on Loss of Nationality in the EU: A New Online Database
Maarten Peter Vink & Ngo Chun Luk (2014) “Mapping Statistics on Loss of Nationality in the EU: A New Online Database“, Centre for European Policy Studies, Justice and Home Affairs, Liberty and Security in Europe Paper No. 76, December. Statistics can provide a useful perspective when assessing the practical relevance of varying rules and practices on the involuntary loss of nationality across EU Member States. Yet while much progress …Read More
Public Capital in the 21st Century
Corneo, G. (2014) “Public Capital in the 21st Century“, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Freie Uni Berlin & Social Europe Journal, Research Essay No.2, November. The increase of income and wealth concentration threatens the European project of a good society. Capital taxation alone cannot stop this process, but a combination of moderately higher capital taxes and a novel role of public capital will do. The governance of public capital requires carefully …Read More
New Pact for Europe: Second Report – Towards a New Pact for Europe
Emmanouilidis, Α. J. & Davis, J. (Ed.) New Pact for Europe: Second Report – Towards a New Pact for Europe, A publication of the King Baudouin Foundation, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the European Policy Centre (EPC), October 2014. NEW PACT FOR EUROPE – PROJECT DESCRIPTION In 2012, a consortium of 11 European foundations initiated by the King Baudouin Foundation and Bertelsmann Stiftung, and supported by the European Policy …Read More
Tax reforms in EU Member States 2014 – Tax policy challenges for economic growth and fiscal sustainability – 2014 Report
European Commission (2014) “Tax reforms in EU Member States 2014 – Tax policy challenges for economic growth and fiscal sustainability – 2014 Report“, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) and Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD), European Economy 6/2014, November. Tax reforms in EU Member States to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of tax systems can contribute to the stability of public finances; boost economic …Read More
The Review of the Europe 2020 Strategy: From austerity to prosperity?
Renda, A. (2014) “The Review of the Europe 2020 Strategy: From austerity to prosperity?“, Regulatory Policy, CEPS Policy Briefs, 27 October. The future of Europe 2020 lies in its ability to become the protagonist of a new season in EU policy, in which countries can apply for more flexibility only if they can prove both structural reform and good governance, argues the author. By establishing a ‘new deal’ among …Read More
The Importance of the Internet and Transatlantic Data Flows for US and EU Trade and Investment
Meltzer, P. J. (2014) “The Importance of the Internet and Transatlantic Data Flows for US and EU Trade and Investment“, Global Economy & Development – Brookings Institute, Working Paper 79, October 2014. The most globally significant bilateral trade and investment relationship is between the US and the EU An increasing amount of this economic relationship is underpinned by cross-border flows of data. Cross-border data flows between the US and …Read More