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Is Europe’s Economic Structure What is Holding it Back?
It has been a known issue among economists that Euro area labor-productivity (TFP) generally lags behind US productivity, a gap that appeared in the…
Jun 3
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Abdulrahman Alsuwailem
and
Maxim
May 2025
Europe’s Economy Paradox: Low Unemployment, High Confusion
Unemployment in Europe, is it a Statistical Illusion?
May 30
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Carolijn Hof
,
Simon Kuijlaars
, and
Stef Westers
Verliest Europa de slag om AI?
Regelgeving als beperkende factor in de ontwikkeling van kunstmatige intelligentie
May 27
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Sten Groen
and
Anne Schrama
How will the Clean Industrial Deal impact inflation?
With the economic uncertainty at the moment, it easy to focus on the most apparent issues that can influence inflation, such as the unpredictable…
May 23
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Merlijn
,
Wout Jongenotter
, and
Marnix Molenaar
Veiligheid vasthouden of durven investeren in de toekomst?
Houdt Nederland met zijn lage staatsschuld de economie gezond, of juist tegen?
May 20
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Senna Abdellati
and
Lina el Ghalbzouri
When Rent Won’t Budge: How Housing Keeps Europe’s Inflation Elevated
If you live in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, or pretty much anywhere in the Netherlands, you might have noticed something a bit weird.
May 16
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Abba Ayad
,
Jusab Aziz
, and
Angelo
Trump’s Tariffs Are Driving U.S. Inflation: Calling for the Fed to Act Effectively
Most Europeans have looked with some perplexity at the debatable decisions made by the government on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean since the…
May 13
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Imke de Jonge
,
Mayte Leegwater
,
Catherina
, and
Liv Rademaker
1
Is het afschaffen van het minimumjeugdloon een stap vooruit of een recept voor economische instabiliteit?
We leven in een maatschappij waar twee jonge werknemers (18 en 21 jaar) exact dezelfde functie hebben, dezelfde uren maken met dezelfde inzet.
May 9
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Carlijn Calori
,
Leah Delikát
,
Julia Koeleman
, and
Collin Veenstra
1
Tariffs and Inflation: Will Trump's Trade Policy Backfire
“To me, tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary”, Trump reiterates as he imposes additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and threatens to…
May 6
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Luke Eising
,
Jonatan Jaurell
, and
Romeo Schoonderbeek
2
April 2025
2025 Macroeconomics I Columns start coming out next Tuesday
Next Tuesday we start publishing the best columns from the 2025 edition of the course Macroeconomics I at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam!
Apr 29
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Björn Brügemann
1
July 2024
Last Macro I Column of 2024: Japan’s economic journey: Post-war rebirth to recent resurgence
Will Japan’s interest rate hike pave the way to prosperity?
Jul 5, 2024
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Andreas Ellinas
,
Tiara Slatman
, and
Oliver Szokody
Can China Rebuild its Legacy or is it Blocked by Trump's Lunacy?
After the pandemic, China has been struggling economically.
Jul 2, 2024
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Mats Jorna
,
Jacco Wijfjes
,
Mats Wijnen
, and
Henry de Vries
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