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Thomas Fricke

Thomas Fricke is Chief Economist at the Financial Times Deutschland.

Thomas Fricke

Zero Interest Rates In EU: The Myth Of The Poor German Saver

Thomas Fricke 15th February 2017

The German saver is suffering! The European Central Bank ought to make policy for the Germans again! That naughty Mario Draghi; those poor Germans! Maybe we should just exit the EU; it’s en vogue at the moment, after all. Thus the lamentations sparked by interest rates on savings dropping to zero, and news that inflation […]

Trump’s Win Is A Warning: Europe Urgently Needs A New Deal

Thomas Fricke 6th December 2016

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policies allowed the United States to avoid the perils of right-wing populism that plunged Europe into war in the 1930s — Europe should learn from his example It is like a cruel remake: First came globalization with its ensuing golden years; then the crash followed resulting in the crisis of confidence and […]

A New Economic Paradigm To Fight Populism

Thomas Fricke 21st June 2016

If the polls tell the truth, 86 percent of the Austrian blue-collar workers voted for the right-wing populist Norbert Hofer in the Austrian presidential elections in May. In the presidential elections in France Marine Le Pen would have reached the final round already back in 2012, had it been up to the blue-collar workers. In the US, […]

The Right Incentives For A Low-Carbon Future

Thomas Fricke 15th January 2016

The climate agreement that world leaders reached in Paris last month has been widely celebrated for establishing the ambitious target of limiting the increase in global temperature to well below 2º Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But the agreement is just one step, albeit an important one. Policymakers now must figure out how to achieve this […]

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Eurofound Talks: does Europe have the skills it needs for a changing economy?

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WSI European Collective Bargaining Report 2022 / 2023

With real wages falling by 4 per cent in 2022, workers in the European Union suffered an unprecedented loss in purchasing power. The reason for this was the rapid increase in consumer prices, behind which nominal wage growth fell significantly. Meanwhile, inflation is no longer driven by energy import prices, but by domestic factors. The increased profit margins of companies are a major reason for persistent inflation. In this difficult environment, trade unions are faced with the challenge of securing real wages—and companies have the responsibility of making their contribution to returning to the path of political stability by reducing excess profits.


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