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Pompeo Della Posta

Pompeo Della Posta is associate professor of political economy at the University of Pisa. He was the president-elect for 2019 of the International Trade and Finance Association and is editor of the online journal Scienza e Pace / Science and Peace. He is shortly to become professor of economics at the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai.

Public debt monetisation and the credibility of the ECB

Pompeo Della Posta

What stops public debt being monetised to avoid the pain of prolonged austerity after the pandemic? An obsolete economic theory of ‘credibility’.

The coronavirus crisis and a euro area contained—in a prisoner’s dilemma

Pompeo Della Posta

As the eurozone faces into a deep recession, a transparent prisoner’s dilemma is preventing it from stopping the slide.

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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