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Conference AnnouncementA Fiscal Stabilisation Function for the EurozoneThe 7th annual Intereconomics conference will be hosted at CEPS on April 20. The conference will explore the benefits that could be gained by granting the eurozone a fiscal stabilisation function, for example through a European unemployment benefits scheme. Top economists such as Clemens Fuest, Iain Begg, Paul De Grauwe and Frank Vandenbroucke will be joined by representatives of the ECB, the European Commission and the US Labor Department to debate the implications of such a move. Click here for details and registration.
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Featured TopicUniversal Basic Income: The Promise vs the PracticalitiesThe idea of a universal basic income (UBI) has gained momentum in recent years. Proponents assert that a UBI will dramatically simplify and improve upon the current welfare state model. While the idea of a UBI is intriguing, real-world implementation is anything but basic. No serious answers have been found to the question of how to finance such a system, and economists are also concerned about the negative effects of a UBI on a person's willingness to work.
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Additional Highlights from the Current IssueGreece: Searching for Light at the End of the TunnelThe last thing both Greece and the EU want is another round of brinkmanship and another replay of the Greek drama. In this issue's editorial, George Pagoulatos writes that the country desperately needs a sense of stability and a year of recovery to be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Thus, it is essential that the country's European creditors complete their review of the third bailout programme in a timely manner. Inclusive Growth and the IMFMainstream economics has long focused on increasing economic growth while ignoring distributional concerns. However, Prakash Loungani writes that the consensus has begun to shift, and recent IMF research has paid increased attention to inclusive growth and the detrimental macroeconomic effects of inequality. The IMF also recognises the threat posed by climate change and has begun to dedicate research to exploring ways to decouple carbon emissions from economic growth. |
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From the Next IssueForum: A Fiscal Stabilisation Function for the Eurozone featuring articles by Frank Vandenbroucke, Iain Begg, Suzanne Simonetta & more The Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the EU by Dimitrios Tsoutsias & Helena Morais Maceira Autonomous Driving â A Challenge for the Automotive Industry by Hubertus Bardt |
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Quote of the Month
from George Pagoulatos's Editorial Greece: Searching for Light at the End of the Tunnel |
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About Intereconomics – Review of European Economic PolicyIntereconomics is jointly produced by ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). The journal appears bimonthly and features papers by economists that deal with economic and social policy issues and trends in Europe or affecting Europe. To submit a paper for publication, please visit the Submissions section of our website for relevant information. Intereconomics is published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Newsletter SubscriptionTo unsubscribe from the newsletter, please visit the following web page, enter your email address, and click "unsubscribe": http://archive.intereconomics.eu/newsletter.php. To change your email address, please unsubscribe as explained above and then resubscribe using your new address. Editorial OfficeIntereconomics Phone: +49 (0)40 42834-306/307 and Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Phone: +32 (0)2 229 39 11 |