Tag: VOXEU

Europe – Income inequality in the EU: General trends and policy implications (VOXEU)

Stefano Filauro, Georg Fischer Inequality in the EU has traditionally been analysed either at the individual country level or in terms of the average of...
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Europe – Urgent reform of the EU resolution framework is needed (VOXEU)

Mathias Dewatripont, Lucrezia Reichlin, André Sapir The existing European resolution framework, an essential part of the European banking union, is still largely deficient. National resolution...
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(Emerging Market Economies/Quantitative Easing) Quantitative easing in emerging market economies: Benefits, risks, and limitations (VOXEU)

Yasin Mimir, Enes Sunel Central banks in emerging economies deployed asset purchases for the first time to respond to the Covid-19 shock. Initial studies have...
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(France) The lock-in effects of part-time unemployment benefits (VOXEU)

Hélène Benghalem, Pierre Cahuc, Pierre Villedieu The rise of alternative work arrangements – from temporary and part-time work to self-employment and online gig-economy jobs –...
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(Peru) Behavioural strategies to reduce teacher sorting in Peru (VOXEU)

Nicolas Ajzenman, Eleonora Bertoni, Gregory Elacqua, Luana Marotta, Carolina Méndez Low-income students are more likely to attend schools with less-qualified teachers, expanding the very achievement...
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(Corporate Social Responsibility) The hidden costs of corporate social responsibility (VOXEU)

Guglielmo Briscese, Nick Feltovich, Robert Slonim Companies often engage in activities of corporate social responsibility such as donating a share of profits to charity. Previous...
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(China) Reducing rural-urban education gap through computer-assisted learning: Evidence from China (VOXEU)

Nicola Bianchi, Yi Lu, Hong Song In most countries, there tends to be a large gap between urban and rural education outcomes. This column examines the...
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(Central Banks) New central banking calls for a European Credit Council (VOXEU)

Eric Monnet Since 2008, a new central banking model has emerged. Monetary authorities increasingly engage in targeted lending, hold large amounts of public debt, and...
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(Africa/Decentralisation) The (de-)central question: Subnational governments and the making of development in Africa (VOXEU)

Yohan Iddawela, Neil Lee, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose Differences in the quality of local and regional governments and their implications for development have attracted considerable attention, especially...
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(USA/Geography of Innovation) The geography of innovation between 1866 and today (VOXEU)

Mike Andrews, Alexander Whalley We have witnessed significant changes in economic geography over the last years. However, little is known about the spatial concentration of...
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(Refugees) Refugees and responsibility-sharing: An emerging trend in the face of record numbers of forcibly displaced people (VOXEU)

Xavier Devictor, Quy-Toan Do, Andrei Levchenko It is usually observed that countries neighbouring a conflict area end up accommodating the largest numbers of refugees often...
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(USA/Pandemic/Presidential Elections) Pandemics swing elections, but not as much as you think (VOXEU)

Leticia Abad , Noel Maurer While the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have affected the 2020 US presidential elections, it had remarkably little effect on the...
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(Europe/Pandemic/Fiscal Plans) Fiscal plans in Europe: No divergence but no coordination (VOXEU)

Vincent Aussilloux, Adam Baïz, Matthieu Garrigue, Philippe Martin, Dimitris Mavridis The Covid-19 crisis has presented policymakers across the euro area with an unprecedented challenge, not...
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(Money Markets, New Basel III Regulations, Central Bank Policies) Supranational rules, national discretion: Increasing versus inflating regulatory bank capital (VOXEU)

Reint Gropp, Thomas Mosk, Steven Ongena, Ines Simac, Carlo Wix Euro area money markets have gone through substantial changes and turbulent periods over the past...
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(Smart Working) Working from home: Too much of a good thing (VOXEU)

Kristian Behrens, Sergey Kichko, Jacques-François Thisse Containing Covid-19 has required more people to work from home, accelerating the trend towards telecommuting. This column uses a...
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(Worker Representation/Corporate Boards) Benefit to employees of worker representation on corporate boards (VOXEU)

Christine Blandhol, Magne Mogstad, J Peter Nilsson, Ola L. Vestad Worker representation on corporate boards has gained popularity as a way to promote the workers’...
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