Event
13 December 2017
Better policies for people on the move
This event discussed the impact and integration of migrants as well as national and European immigration policy challenges.
Employment
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Blog post
07 December 2017
Moroccan job market issues, and labour trends in the Middle East and North Africa
Morocco is an interesting case of structural labour market disequilibrium despite respectable growth, and illustrates the issues facing the region’s o
Event
04 December 2017
Flexicurity and labour market reforms in Europe
This event will discuss the potential of the flexicurity model as employment strategy and the way it could be implemented in European countries to be
Blog post
29 November 2017
German wages, the Phillips curve and migration in the euro area
This post studies why wages in Germany have not borne strong increases despite a relatively strong labour market. I list four reasons why announcing t
Policy Brief
23 November 2017
Beyond coal: facilitating the transition in Europe
Europe has a dirty energy secret: coal is producing a quarter of the electricity, but three-quarters of the emissions. The EU should propose that its
Blog post
21 November 2017
Has the Phillips curve disappeared?
The Phillips curve prescribes a negative trade-off between inflation and unemployment. Economists have been recently debating on whether the curve has
Blog post
15 November 2017
A slightly tighter ECB
The ECB’s recent decision on QE was somewhat on the dovish side. Francesco Papadia gives his view on why it is time to start a discussion about reduci
External publication
14 November 2017
The economic effects of refugee return and policy implications
This paper looks at the question of returning asylum seekers and refugees from the economic perspective in the advanced countries that receive refugee
Blog post
30 October 2017
The capital tax cut debate
How much do workers gain from a capital gains tax cut? CEA chairman Hasset claims the tax cut will cause average household labour income to increase b
Blog post
18 October 2017
Revision of the Posted Workers Directive misses the point
Instead of the futile proposed revision, the focus should be on the fight against bogus self-employment, social security fraud and undeclared work.
Blog post
05 October 2017
Long-term growth potential, or dead in the long run?
By linking growth with both employment and the imperative for India to hold its own with China for strategic autonomy, Prime Minister Modi has brought
Event
05 October 2017
Crowd Employment
This event aims to discuss the various nuances and diversity that characterize crowd employment.
Blog post
28 September 2017
Employment in Europe and the US: the EU’s remarkable strength
The common narrative that the US labour market outperforms the EU is not as trustworthy as overall unemployment figures imply. There is a complex inte
Book
07 September 2017
Remaking Europe: the new manufacturing as an engine for growth
Europe needs to know how it can realise the potential for industrial rejuvenation. How well are European firms responding to the new opportunities for
Blog post
31 August 2017
EU posted workers: separating fact and fiction
After President Macron’s recent tour of Central and Eastern European countries, EU posted workers are getting a lot of attention. However, a major ref
Article
29 August 2017
Could revising the posted workers directive improve social conditions?
This presentation was delivered in Brussels on 31 January 2017 at a hearing of think-tanks, to advise the European Parliament on the revision of the P