Itinera recommends: the US as a testing ground for the evaluation of the labour market policy
Under the leadership of president Obama, The US is a testing ground for the evaluation of the labour market policy.
Working longer is a matter of course in Sweden (NL)
Moet je op studiereis naar Zweden met de minister van Pensioenen om overtuigd te worden van de noodzaak langer te werken? Natuurlijk niet.
Realism as an antidote for a culture of promises (NL)
Het verzekeren van prijsstabiliteit. Het repareren van de balansen van talloze financiële entiteiten in de economie. Lage werkloosheid bewerkstelligen. Het verlichten van de schuldproblemen van soevereine staten. Het voorkomen van ongewenste wisselkoersconfiguraties.
Itinera recommends: More nurses, less decease
In hospitals, the death risk rises with 7% extra per patient for a nurse.
Change the system of the housing premium
The housing premium mitigates the fiscal pressure on new housing development from 106% to 60% and is an important fiscal stimulus to acquire a house of its own. However, new housing estate is in further decrease, in spite of the housing premium.
Déjà-vu in the election campaign
Marc De Vos notes that while no political party challenges the welfare state, they all equally fail to offer a strategy to keep it affordable.
Debate commerce and health care (NL)
Marc De Vos participated to the VRT-program ‘De Vrije Markt’ and was invited to debate with Raf De Rycke from the organization ‘Broeders van Liefde’ about health care and entrepreneurship.
Ostrich policy in election times
In januari 2014 was Tomáš Sedláček gastspreker op het 'Future of Europe'-nieuwjaarsevenement van De Tijd. De Tsjechische econoom schreef het boek “De economie van goed en kwaad” waarin hij aansluit bij de traditie van de politieke economie.
Deflation: The Euro's downfall?
The economic trap is closing relentlessly on the Eurozone. Everyone was aware of the Japanese deflationary scenario. It was even condemned as the most dangerous economic hazard. Yet the Eurozone is taking this deadly route because of a lack of vision and political obstinacy.
