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Iain Begg

Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics. He is an experienced applied economist who has published extensively on economic integration and EU economic policy issues.

Lies, Damned Lies And Yet More Misleading Statistics On Europe

Iain Begg

In war, according to the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus, truth is the first casualty. Plainly, he had not foreseen the Brexit referendum campaign which continues

Deepening EU Economic Governance: The Next Steps

Iain Begg

Earlier this year, the so called ‘Five Presidents’ report’, authored by Jean-Claude Juncker, Donald Tusk, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Mario Draghi, and Martin Schulz, was published, outlining

The Three Challenges of Social Europe

Iain Begg

Because of the depth, intensity and duration of the series of crises that have affected the EU over the last five years, fire-fighting and action