Samuele Murtinu, Author at IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/author/samuele-murtinu/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:20:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Samuele Murtinu, Author at IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/author/samuele-murtinu/ 32 32 Universities and the Tyranny of the Status Quo https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/universities-and-the-tyranny-of-the-status-quo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=universities-and-the-tyranny-of-the-status-quo Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:20:17 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36845 Public universities suffer from a serious disease: what Milton and Rose Friedman called the tyranny of the status quo. Public universities are direct beneficiaries of central government subsidies that cover…

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]]> The myth of inclusivity https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-myth-of-inclusivity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-myth-of-inclusivity https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-myth-of-inclusivity/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:49:07 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35995 Modern progressive movements have built much of their identity around concepts of inclusivity, diversity, and acceptance. On paper, these movements frequently champion values of tolerance and understanding of diverse political,…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-myth-of-inclusivity/feed/ 0 Europe needs accelerationist entrepreneurship https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:58:54 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35980 Let’s think about how quickly the corporate world has transformed in the past two decades. Companies like Netflix, OpenAI and Tesla went from startups to global giants in a very…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship/feed/ 0 While Others Innovate, Europe Regulates https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/while-others-innovate-europe-regulates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=while-others-innovate-europe-regulates https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/while-others-innovate-europe-regulates/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:17:21 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35713 The United States and China have been investing large amounts of capital in artificial intelligence (AI) for years, with many of the resulting applications being in the military domain. The…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/while-others-innovate-europe-regulates/feed/ 0 Why profits are crucial for corporate social responsibility https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-profits-are-crucial-for-corporate-social-responsibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-profits-are-crucial-for-corporate-social-responsibility https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-profits-are-crucial-for-corporate-social-responsibility/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:42:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35539 The vast majority of organizations are ethically responsible, as well as are their employees, managers and shareholders. Worldwide, there are countless examples of ethically responsible companies. And this also applies…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-profits-are-crucial-for-corporate-social-responsibility/feed/ 0 Why Taxing Robots Is Against Human Labor https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-taxing-robots-is-against-human-labor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-taxing-robots-is-against-human-labor https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-taxing-robots-is-against-human-labor/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:20:56 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35420 “The robots are coming. And that’s a good thing”. This is the title of a very recent MIT Technology Review article written by Daniela Rus, director of MIT (Massachusetts Institute…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-taxing-robots-is-against-human-labor/feed/ 0 We must avoid morality to solve societal problems https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/we-must-avoid-morality-to-solve-societal-problems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-must-avoid-morality-to-solve-societal-problems https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/we-must-avoid-morality-to-solve-societal-problems/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:39:17 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35244 Every day, we are literally “bombarded” by media, politicians, experts and activists who teach us how to behave “morally” and what we must do to fight societal problems, such as…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/we-must-avoid-morality-to-solve-societal-problems/feed/ 0 Capitalism Is Not Corporatism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/capitalism-is-not-corporatism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capitalism-is-not-corporatism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/capitalism-is-not-corporatism/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:58:24 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34479 In a poll administered in the US in 2020, 40 percent of individuals expressed a favorable view of socialism. This result is sharper for younger generations – 35 percent of…

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