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May 2 2013

Greater public spending on alternative energy in Europe may be the key to a sustainable recovery.

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The public debate about a European economic recovery has been dominated by arguments over stimulus and austerity policies, and divisions between the North and the South. In an attempt to move away from these dichotomies, Afzal Siddiqui and Max Hänska … Continue reading

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Apr 27 2013

No Triple Dip does not mean a good recovery for the UK

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John Van Reenen reacts to the news this week that the UK has avoided economic contraction in the last quarter. Whilst Osborne may see this as cause to celebrate, there is nothing commendable about an economy that continues to stagnate. This … Continue reading

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Oct 25 2012

Despite rising unemployment and a lack of economic growth, Greece cannot afford to ignore the challenge of controlling inflation.

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Since the beginning of the eurozone crisis, Greece has experienced a sharp fall in GDP and a large increase in unemployment. Nicholas Apergis argues that another policy challenge facing Greece is also highly significant: controlling inflation. Assessing the inflation dynamics … Continue reading

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Sep 3 2012

EU policy makers can no longer rely on the growth miracle of emerging markets to reduce the need for domestic sources of growth.

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A provocative Project Syndicate op-ed by Dani Rodrik – arguing that the recipe that helped generate the growth miracles of the last decades will prove harder in the future – has generated an interesting debate in the blogosphere about the old economics … Continue reading

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Jul 16 2012

Europe’s new fiscal rules will not work without more budget transparency

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The EU’s Fiscal Compact aims to ensure that Eurozone governments’ finances are balanced or in surplus. In a new study, Joachim Wehner shows that budget rules alone may not help to ensure more prudent fiscal governance in the EU, and may … Continue reading

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Jul 3 2012

If we are to prevent another lost decade, we need macroeconomic policies to restore economic activity, and public investment to power sustained and productive growth.

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 Jeffry Frieden examines the continuing economic malaise in the developed world and argues that the immediate need in both Europe and the United States is for macroeconomic policies to help rekindle economic growth, and systematic plans to restructure household and … Continue reading

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