January 24, 2020
Emma Revell uses EPICENTER publication to show that rent controls have failed in Sweden. London would be mistaken to take up a policy that has repeatedly failed all over Europe.
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January 22, 2020
The example of Sweden shows that rent controls do not work. In Stockholm 670,000 people are currently waiting for housing out of a population of just 970,000. Sadiq Khan would be wrong to adopt them in London.
January 22, 2020
Sadiq Khan’s proposals to introduce rent controls are unfounded. Emily Carver shows through the example of Sweden that this policy creates a gameable system with a huge black market.
January 13, 2020
A new student-organised EU Citizens’ Initiative demands a streamlined process of authorising scientific innovations in the field of agriculture.
January 2, 2020
For the third year in a row, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute and its partner organisations present the Employment Flexibility Index, that ranks a total of 41 countries that are members of the European Union (EU) or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
December 12, 2019
Classic political theories suggest that a democratic government should have both “input” and “output” legitimacy.
December 11, 2019
The new European Green Deal plans to make the EU carbon neutral by 2050 while opening up new possibilities for development and employment. The European Commission wants to send a strong message to the world on dealing with climate change, but a number of thorny issues will need to be tackled.
December 9, 2019
The European Commission is meant to be the non-partisan, executive branch of the EU that consists of experts rather than politicians. However, the appointment of Commissioners is certainly a politicised process, so many argue for the democratisation of this procedure.
November 28, 2019
In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely four miles from Norway and less than 90 minutes’ drive from Oslo, is a candy superstore.
