Category: Economy - Page 16

Combating inflation: the case for one-off wealth taxes

Monetary tightening only risks recession, whereas fiscal measures can set Europe on a sustainable recovery path.

Workers facing asbestos exposure need much more protection—through tighter limits and proper equipment and protocols.

Peter Bofinger questions last week’s award of a prestigious economics prize to an orthodox school which could not anticipate the 2008 crash.

With inflation driven largely by corporate rent-seeking, rather than suppressing wage claims windfall profits must be taxed.

Making public contracts for private firms conditional on collective agreements can help stem the falling labour share.

To win power, progressive leaders must articulate a coherent economic policy, focusing not only on redistribution but also value creation.

Divergences between the European Commission and the European Parliament reveal the real challenges of regulating the platform economy.

The European Union must stop compromising on the fundamental right of workers to health and safety.

Simply banning products made with forced labour won’t help the workers affected.

Thousands of workers join a union rally in Brussels to defend their purchasing power.

The UK is staring into an economic abyss for which it is wholly unprepared.

Multinationals dominate the economy but no global body defends workers in supply chains.

The return of tourists to southern Europe’s squeezed resorts is not an unmixed blessing.

Defending workers’ living standards has become trade unions’ primary concern.

Real wages could fall by 2.9 per cent in the European Union in 2022.

The good news is that ‘hybrid’ working favours employee self-determination. The bad news is it’s hard to keep work at bay.