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Majority Voting on Taxation Could Prove Explosive for European Integration
Majority voting can leave outvoted EU Member States feeling disadvantaged and jeopardise political cohesion in the EU, according to EconPol researcher Friedrich Heinemann (ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim).
Intra-EU labor mobility doubles in two decades, with northern member states preferred destinations
Freedom of movement of workers in the EU has doubled since the beginning of the century and is largely beneficial from east to west, but south to north emigration could be detrimental to sending countries.
These are the findings of economists Cinzia Alcidi and Daniel Gros (CEPS, Brussels), who examined the factors driving growth in intra-EU labor mobility in an opinion article for EconPol.
Low-skilled immigration increases support for far-right parties, say EconPol researchers
Immigration increases support for far-right political candidates and reduces support for far-left candidates, with areas with low-educated non-European immigrants providing the biggest boost to the far-right. These are the conclusions of a paper released by EconPol Europe.
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EconPol Europe: Financial incentives and investment into digital skills essential for productivity growth
Providing financial incentives for companies to invest in productivity-enhancing technologies and practices is the key to productivity growth, according to a new report from EconPol Europe.
Optimal government spend is just 35% of GDP, say EconPol researchers
Research from EconPol Europe, linked to the recent findings of the Data Envelope Analysis on efficient public expenditure, finds there is significant scope for expenditure savings for governments in advanced economies, with the “optimal” spend being just 35% of GDP.
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