While campaigning in Flint (MI), former President Donald Trump was asked how he would tackle rising food prices. In response, he suggested that import tariffs would do the job, and…
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Economic indicators are confused – but a ‘soft landing’ looks less likely than a few months ago
Introduction Governments and central banks have pinned a lot of their credibility on returning the world economy, after the Pandemic and the inflation shock, to an orderly picture of inflation…
In recent years, the gig economy has dramatically reshaped the nature of work across the European Union. Platforms like Uber, Deliveroo, and Upwork have provided flexible opportunities to millions who…
Europe’s Competitive Future, Continued Paralysis or Capital Markets Union and Greater Integration?
In mid-September former ECB President Mario Draghi published a 400-page report recommending changes necessary to boost the EU’s competitiveness. Although couched in broadly positive language, the document did little to…
Youth unemployment remains a significant global issue, with young people consistently overrepresented among the jobless. With more than 64 million unemployed youth worldwide and 145 million young workers living in…
As public awareness of AI and machine learning technologies has grown, so has the demand for ethical safeguards and increased transparency. In response, the European Parliament introduced the AI Act,…
“Shocking data”: according to the Corriere della Sera, the main Italian newspaper, “the cold has disappeared” as a result of climate change and last year, the Guardian tells us, heatwaves…
In Italy, the spotlight on tax evasion, and therefore on the need to fight it, turns on whenever the government needs additional resources to finance expenses. To avoid upsetting voters,…
The non-entrepreneurial and anti-entrepreneurial nature of organised crime: theoretical issues and policy implications
WP 2024-04. Executive Summary Intuitively, crime and entrepreneurship are radically opposed in desirability and empirical effects. Yet, recent research has deliberately chosen to go beyond certain obvious facts, creating —…
Financial Market Developments in light of the recent electoral events. Is any part of Europe facing a financial crisis?
The recent elections in the EU, the UK, and France; what impact are the results likely to have on financial and monetary policy? Before these elections, mainstream commentators worried that…