Howard Davies, author at Social Europe

Why the Draghi Report on EU markets matters

Can Europe overcome its capital market flaws and catch up to the US? The Draghi Report sounds a critical alarm for the EU’s future.

Who Wants to Deregulate Finance?

Howard Davies

Since a revolving door was installed at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House, it has been difficult to keep track of

Understanding The Productivity Puzzle

Howard Davies

In all major economies, the so-called productivity puzzle continues to perplex economists and policymakers: output per hour is significantly lower than it would have been

The Spider Of Finance

Howard Davies

The global system of financial regulation is extraordinarily complex. Partly for that reason, it is little understood. In order to explain it to my students

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