How to fight inflation without subsidizing bankers at taxpayer’s expense
Central banks are paying billions in interest to commercial banks through remunerated reserves.
Economy
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An analysis of the new European fiscal rules
EU member states submit fiscal plans, influencing economic stability and public debt for years to come.
Is Europe losing the innovation race?
Europe faces the challenge of fostering an innovation-driven economy to compete globally and lead in technological advancements.
Amazon’s office mandate: The hidden power play behind workplace control
Amazon’s office mandate exposes workplace power dynamics and the need to rethink employer control.
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.
Draghi on ‘competitiveness’: new wine in an old bottle
The Draghi report contains some useful proposals but fails to match up to the challenges the European Union is facing.
Draghi, Putin and economic warfare in Europe
It has yet to dawn on Europe’s leaders, Paul Mason writes, that the whole continent is implicated in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ireland, the EU and the Apple tax case
Ireland led the ‘race to the bottom’ on corporate taxation. The tide is beginning to turn.
After the Laffer curve: taxing the rich, at last
It’s time finally to jettison the convenient claim that taxing the rich more would only reduce tax revenue.
Draghi report: a social agenda is lacking
The report on European ‘competitiveness’ is good on industrial strategy but poor from a social perspective.
At Italy’s dark heart: the weak rule of law
Giorgia Meloni’s government is squandering a golden opportunity to reverse Italy’s economic decline.
Capital-markets union: a panacea for Europe?
Financial integration is not the problem, writes Peter Bofinger. It is the still national segmentation of government bonds.
Taxing the super-rich—more possible than ever
The concentration of wealth is a global issue and it is getting worse.
Developing tax rules for a globalised world
The European Union can be the biggest winner from the United Nations tax convention.
The Tesla dispute: a new frontier?
In the face of a prolonged strike for union recognition, Tesla has turned posted workers into strike-breakers.
What Labour needs to succeed
Labour’s mission-oriented industrial strategy for the UK requires a restructuring of how government operates.