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Europe’s eroding wealth of Knowledge

According to Jean Pisani-Ferry, underinvestment in human capital leads to a slow but inexorable erosion of Europe’s prosperity. A trend that could be efficiently addressed and reversed by developing and upgrading education systems and by devising a skilled migration policy, wouldn’t it be for a lacking sense of urgency. Click here   to download this […]

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According to Jean Pisani-Ferry, underinvestment in human capital leads to a slow but inexorable erosion of Europe’s prosperity. A trend that could be efficiently addressed and reversed by developing and upgrading education systems and by devising a skilled migration policy, wouldn’t it be for a lacking sense of urgency.

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