Banks, Bonuses And BankSlaughter: How To Make European Banks Less Dangerous
In trying to make the banking system less dangerous, European and global regulators are trying three approaches. First, they have just undertaken stress tests. Second,
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Labour Mobility Within The EU: The Real Picture
General and labour mobility across borders within the EU decreased sharply during the immediate crisis period in 2008–2010. There is consistent evidence of a rebound
Industrialisation And Female Empowerment: Evidence From The Bangladeshi Garments Sector
Gender empowerment and Equality in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector A slew of industrial accidents such as the Tazreen factory fire and the recent
The Three Challenges of Social Europe
Because of the depth, intensity and duration of the series of crises that have affected the EU over the last five years, fire-fighting and action
Structural Reforms Will Not Mitigate The Risk Of Deflation In Europe
In a speech delivered at the Central Bank of Latvia on October 17th, Benoit Coeuré, member of the executive board of the ECB and apparently
Workplace Injury Insurance Must Be Part Of The Rana Plaza Legacy
In the months since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 garment factory workers and injured some 2,500 more,
How Social Europe Is Destroyed – And What Can Be Done To Rebuild It
Once upon a time, the European Commission dreamt of making the European economy ‘smart’ – by investing in education, research and innovation -, more ‘sustainable’
Reinvigorating Social Europe: The Four Areas Of Conflict
After years of prioritising the reinforcement of economic instruments to meet European budgetary targets, the debate on Social Europe has lately enjoyed something of a
Why Current Global Inequality Is Unsustainable
Rising inequality is one of the most controversial issues in European politics. In an interview with EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, Danny Dorling discusses the problems posed by
Why Austerity Is Contagious
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
Europe Is Back At Square One
Europe is back at square one. On the verge of a third recession in five years, the relentless tide is even crashing against the insurmountable walls of
The Spider Of Finance
The global system of financial regulation is extraordinarily complex. Partly for that reason, it is little understood. In order to explain it to my students
Minimum And Living Wages In Times Of Cuts
A few years ago, Richard Anker, a former ILO official, wrote an important paper on the historical evolution of the notion of ‘living wages’ and
The Economic Consequences Of Sex
Until recently, there has been very little analysis of women’s role in the economy. Two centuries ago, Mary Wollstonecraft published her proto-feminist A Vindication of the
The Age Of Vulnerability
Two new studies show, once again, the magnitude of the inequality problem plaguing the United States. The first, the US Census Bureau’s annual income and poverty
Law And Solidarity: Reflections On August 1914
On the occasion of the centenary of the outbreak of the war in Europe, it is my great privilege to give this address to the
Policy-Makers Need To Be More Open About The Benefits Of Immigration
The right to free movement is one of the founding principles of the European Union, however it has also been a source of controversy, particularly