Policy focus 28 April 2017 Italy’s Jobs Act in comparative perspective By Georg Picot The Jobs Act shares less with other European labour market reforms than with Italy’s previous “Fornero reform”—raising the question whether Renzi’s measures were really needed.
Policy focus 21 April 2017 The Jobs Act and youth (un)employment: between political narratives and policy perspectives By Patrik Vesan Two years after the introducion of Renzi’s Jobs Act, its achievements in the area of youth employment appear rather limited.
Policy focus 3 March 2016 Spain’s social model in the balance as parties attempt to form a government By Sofia A. Perez As Spanish parties struggle to form a coalition government after the latest elections, at stake is not only the future of the country’s social model, but also the leadership of the country’s left.
Policy focus 22 February 2016 The relevance of Keynesian economics for Europe By Olimpia Fontana At a time of profound crisis for both the global economy and economics as discipline, Keynesian economics continues to reveal its relevance as an alternative to the practical and theoretical shortcomings of mainstream approaches.