Splintering and more volatile political systems – so-called ‘Dutchification’ – need not be a ticket to political and policy paralysis, writes Pepijn Bergsen of Chatham House

Chatham House 24 Dec 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

EU trumpets Green Deal as its 'man on the moon moment'

The EU has launched a Green Deal policy to tackle climate change. The deal commits the EU to achieve climate neutrality, emitting no more greenhouse gases beyond what can be absorbed, by ...

Jonas Ekblom and Gabriela Baczynska · Reuters 12 Dec 2019

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Why the EU needs to learn to use the language of power

The new EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has an eye-catching declaration of intent. But Vassilis Ntousas of Chatham House asks what this means in practice

Chatham House 04 Dec 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Demographics and technology explain secular stagnation and more

The interactions of demographic and technological changes, highlighted by transmission mechanisms, have new implications for growth and inequalities that must be tackled by policymakers a...

Henrique Basso and Juan Francisco Jimeno · VoxEU 04 Dec 2019

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Why Europe needs its own development bank

At a time of increasing uncertainty, growing international threats, and fundamental challenges to multilateralism, we need solid institutions more than ever.

Erik Berglöf · Project Syndicate 26 Nov 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

Beyond the Phillips curve: Understanding low wage growth in the euro area

Wage growth in the euro area over 2013 to 2017 was subdued despite notable improvements in the labour market.

Christiane Nickel, Cecilia Sarchi, Mario Porqueddu, Eliza Lis, Gerrit Koester, and Elena Bobeica · VoxEU 26 Nov 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Germany and France: The case for structural convergence in the euro area

Over the past ten years there has been a substantial rise in income per capita differences between Germany and France. Here's what could be done to encourage convergence.

Declan Costello, Annika Eriksgård Melander, and Martin Hallet · VoxEU 25 Nov 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Europe's missing driver of economic growth

Data from across European regions shows the impact of government quality on regional growth.

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Tobias Ketterer · VoxEU 19 Nov 2019

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These four countries are the happiest in the European Union

Europeans are 2% happier now than they were in 2013, according to a survey of 25 EU countries last year.

Johnny Wood 19 Nov 2019

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

The economics of neutral countries during World War 2

In order to maintain their independence in WWII, neutrals had to make up for their relative military weakness by offering economic concessions to the belligerents.

Eric Golson · VoxEU 13 Nov 2019

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