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Ronald Janssen

Ronald Janssen is senior economic adviser to the Trade Union Advisory Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. He was formerly chief economist at the European Trade Union Confederation.

Why Austerity Is Contagious

Ronald Janssen

Austerity is contagious: The case of France France is finding itself between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, with 54% of

Lessons From 15 Years Of Japanese Deflation

Ronald Janssen

While Mario Draghi has stolen the show with his speech at Jackson Hole, another speech by Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, is

Europe Does Not Understand Deflation And Wages

Ronald Janssen

Led by the IMF, the main body of mainstream economists is now aware of the danger that debt deflation is raising for several Euro Area

DG ECFIN And The Missing Greek Exports

Ronald Janssen

Economists at DG ECFIN are starting to notice something we have pointed out already some time ago: Despite an enormous cut in wage costs, Greek

European Wage Depression Since 1999

Ronald Janssen

Probably one of the most popular slogans of the entire European Semester is the catchphrase that wages should be aligned with productivity. The reason for