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Tech tax: a moderate European perspective

“Taxing the digital economy — Time for pragmatism” Courtesy of CEPS Globalisation and digitalisation, together with concerns over corporate tax avoidance, have sparked an international debate about whether tax rules are fit for purpose. The issue of...

Are Argentina's problems really insoluble?

“Why Argentina’s Problems Have No Solution” By Marcelo Duclos, courtesy of PanamPost and Libertad y Progreso   Whenever there is a problem that requires a solution, there are two possible scenarios: the problem can be solved and left behind, or we...

What's up with EU budget rebates?

  “Who pays for the EU budget rebates and why?” By Zsolt Darvas, courtesy of Bruegel Institute   The question of ‘rebates’, or revenue corrections, is one of the hot topics of the discussion about the next seven-year EU Multiannual Financial Framework...

Epic Fail: Trump's trade policy in a nutshell

  “Trump’s Trade Policy Has Produced Damaging Tariffs but Little Else” By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center   Americans are about to enter the third full year of President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff regime, which aims to promote US...

Whither the EU? (Wither the EU?)

  “What Next, EU?” By Dr. Rudolf Pozgay, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center   1.Introduction   The amount of economic and social challenges that the European Union has faced to date have given rise to the idea that EU reform is required. An example...