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Beyond the snapshot: How poverty really unfolds over time in the EU

Poverty is not a static condition but a dynamic process, and measuring it as such reveals challenges that annual snapshots…

2 months ago

Digital banks, social media, and the competition for deposits

The rapid digitalisation of banking and the widespread use of social media are transforming competition for retail deposits. Using US…

2 months ago

Dividend tax reforms: Why design shapes revenue and measured inequality

Governments around the world increasingly rely on capital taxation to raise revenue and reduce inequality. Temporary tax holidays on dividends,…

2 months ago

Debt service and fiscal sustainability

Debt sustainability analysis typically focuses on debt stocks and the interest rate-growth rate differential, but these are not perfect predictors…

2 months ago

Why Europe’s banks stay home: Regulatory fragmentation and the cost of an incomplete banking union

Despite major institutional reforms, the European Banking Union remains incomplete. Banking markets remain fragmented along national lines, which constrains Europe’s…

2 months ago

Lifelong learning is becoming increasingly important in response to labour market transformations

As digital, environmental, and demographic transformations reshape labour markets, skills influence who benefits from these changes and who falls behind.…

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Achieving a European Banking Union without increasing risks

European banking remains fragmented, leaving billions of euros inefficiently allocated. Reforms to establish a European deposit insurance system have been…

2 months ago

Rebuilding the world order: Two strategies for a fragmented world

The postwar international order is no longer functioning as its architects intended. Rules remain, but their authority has weakened. Institutions…

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Dollar erosion: The macroeconomic consequences of losing reserve currency status

The dollar's role as the world's reserve currency has been blamed for an overvalued exchange rate that hollows out US…

2 months ago

Occupational licensing across countries: New evidence from 44 nations

Occupational licensing has become an increasingly important topic in labour market policy. Governments across advanced economies are debating whether licensing…

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