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Worrying Signs About Domestic Economic Institutions in Europe

18/04/2016 Business

by Erik van der Marel Domestic institutions are an important factor explaining past economic performance (Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson, 2001) as well as comparative advantage (Levchenko, 2005; Nunn, 2007). Simply put, domestic institutions are essential for…

Who Reforms for Higher Productivity?

29/03/2016 Business

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by Erik van der Marel With sluggish growth performance in the EU over the last years, it is increasingly important to make reforms that lift economic growth. While there are various sources of growth, one outstanding…

Europe and the Eurozone: No Vision, No Strategy?

27/10/2015 Business

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by Matthias Bauer The rise of populist parties across Europe is a severe threat to European integration. Irrespective of their underlying political ideologies, populist parties mainly benefit from widespread EU scepticism among their national constituencies. At…

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Worrying Signs About Domestic Economic Institutions in Europe

Who Reforms for Higher Productivity?

Europe and the Eurozone: No Vision, No Strategy?