by editor | Mar 8, 2019 | Top Page Links
A new report from the IWH in Halle documents lingering economic disparities between the former West and East Germanies, including lower productivity in the former East. The report also recommends focusing investment on cities as vehicles for technological...
by editor | Mar 8, 2019 | Top Page Links
Hungary’s economy grew at the smoking rate of 4.8% in 2018, second only to Poland, according to GKI Research. But economic headwinds are growing: GKI notes that Hungary’s deficit and inflation rates are among the highest in Europe, while a new raft of...
by editor | Mar 8, 2019 | Top Page Links
According to the DIW the ECB’s return to expansionary policy is both correct and likely to contrast significantly with the German public’s perceptions, which skew financially conservative. Might this be a new source of tension between Germany and the...
by editor | Mar 8, 2019 | Top Page Links
Generation Libre points out that French intellectuals have been just as craven in their apologies for the Venezuelan regime. And further reminds us that such apologetics have a long history, both in France and...
by editor | Mar 7, 2019 | Top Page Links
Okay, maybe just four times. But the Freiheit.org think tank is scathing in its rejection of the automated upload filter proposed as part of a new digital regulation, listing four concise but highly convincing reasons to reject the idea.
by editor | Mar 7, 2019 | Top Page Links
CEPII analyzes France’s trade woes: exports are growing slowly and haven’t reached pre-2008 financial crisis rates. What’s holding them back? A lack of competitiveness, as well as macroeconomic imbalances across the euro area and low foreign...