September 16, 2020
The Netherlands is on the brink of introducing plain packaging for e-cigarettes. The only other country to have gone down that path is Israel.
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September 15, 2020
Nationalism and populism have permeated the sphere of global politics in the 21st century, and the EU is no exception. This particular change in the political environment inevitably causes changes in economic policy, as populist leaders tend to increase governmental spending, focus on more protectionist policies, and raise trade barriers.
September 10, 2020
The regulation of labour and employment lies at the heart of any debate on economic freedom.
August 26, 2020
One of the frustrating things about being an economist is that people listen to you when they shouldn’t, and refuse to listen to you when they should.
August 17, 2020
For the fifth consecutive year, France has been the champion of taxation, with the average French citizen paying more than half of their income into the state’s coffers.
July 1, 2020
While the media, right and left-wing parties and the average newspaper reader celebrate in anticipation of “helicopter money” from Brussels, or otherwise the so-called “Next Generation EU”.
June 29, 2020
If there seems to be any consensus among academics it is that the dominant Western liberal international order is coming to an end.
June 23, 2020
We often hear that managing a crisis like coronavirus depends on societal choices. The choice would be to save lives or economies.
June 19, 2020
We almost pity American federal and state elected officials for having to deal with the situation caused by COVID-19.