Competition Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/competition/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Tue, 01 Oct 2024 03:22:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Competition Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/competition/ 32 32 Europe’s Competitive Future, Continued Paralysis or Capital Markets Union and Greater Integration? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/europes-competitive-future-continued-paralysis-or-capital-markets-union-and-greater-integration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=europes-competitive-future-continued-paralysis-or-capital-markets-union-and-greater-integration https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/europes-competitive-future-continued-paralysis-or-capital-markets-union-and-greater-integration/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 03:17:38 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35634 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…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/europes-competitive-future-continued-paralysis-or-capital-markets-union-and-greater-integration/feed/ 0 Professional Training Reform: A New Financial System https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/professional-training-reform-a-new-financial-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=professional-training-reform-a-new-financial-system https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/professional-training-reform-a-new-financial-system/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:13:23 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/professional-training-reform-a-new-financial-system/ The “Personal Professional Training Account” is one of the most interesting measures taken in the reform of the professional training sector announced by President François Hollande on March 4th in Blois, France. It is the first time that the “voucher principle” would be applied for the use of public money by workers. Yet, the way the measure is to be implemented may not be satisfactory to allow a real free choice.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/professional-training-reform-a-new-financial-system/feed/ 0 A market for education: IREF study looks at the Swedish experience https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/a-market-for-education-iref-study-looks-at-the-swedish-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-market-for-education-iref-study-looks-at-the-swedish-experience https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/a-market-for-education-iref-study-looks-at-the-swedish-experience/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:08:12 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/a-market-for-education-iref-study-looks-at-the-swedish-experience/ The Swedish education market is one of the freest of the world. As such, it is one of the most interesting to study. Authored by Jacob Arfwedson, the IREF report “Vouchers and Free Schools: the Swedish Experience” provides striking insights into the dynamics of a budding free market in schooling.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/a-market-for-education-iref-study-looks-at-the-swedish-experience/feed/ 0 A comprehensive test of yardstick competition exploiting an italian natural experiment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/a-comprehensive-test-of-yardstick-competition-exploiting-an-italian-natural-experiment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-comprehensive-test-of-yardstick-competition-exploiting-an-italian-natural-experiment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/a-comprehensive-test-of-yardstick-competition-exploiting-an-italian-natural-experiment/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:00:42 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/a-comprehensive-test-of-yardstick-competition-exploiting-an-italian-natural-experiment/ Do fiscal decisions of incumbent mayors affect their probability of being re-elected? Do they consider the fiscal decisions of the neighboring mayors when they face an election? And do these…

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