Crise, austérité, alternatives

Au début de l’année 2022, les espoirs étaient grands de voir refluer la pandémie de Covid-19, l’Union européenne (UE) allait être en mesure de se concentrer à nouveau sur le principal défi de ce siècle : comment aborder la transition verte et numérique d’une manière proactive, socialement équitable et inclusive ? Mais l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais In recent years the world’s two largest inflation-targeting central banks – the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) – have revised their monetary policy frameworks in a more progressive direction. Whereas the Fed decided to abandon its strategy of pre-emptive tightening whenever... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais This paper’s analysis of working conditions in Europe compares several aspects of job quality and wages, rather than relying on earnings as a sole indicator of workers’ well-being. We use a micro-level database of workers from 22 European countries to assess how global value chains (GVCs) and advanced digital... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais This paper assesses how well national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs) aim at jointly tackling the social and climate/environmental challenges of recovery from the crisis and the transition to a net zero carbon socioeconomic model. Drawing on the conceptual frameworks proposed by Mandelli (forthcoming) and by... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais Labour provisions in trade agreements have been criticised for minimal effectiveness in improving employment conditions. Five recent cases point to some benefits and to the lessons on when and how labour provisions can be effective. They make a difference in particular economic and political circumstances and when... Lire plus