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Banking Union does not protect European banks from spillovers of the Italian budget dispute, says EconPol researcher
The budget plans of the new Italian government have the potential to trigger a new financial crisis, according to EconPol Europe researcher Timo Wollmershäuser.
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New partners for EconPol Europe expand economic research network into 12 European countries
EconPol Europe, the European network for economic and fiscal policy research, has welcomed five new associate partners to expand its reach into Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. The new associates join founding partners in Germany, France, the UK, Finland, Austria, Italy and Belgium to take the total number of university and non-university institutions in the network to 14.
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Brexit: drop the backstop and create a customs association, say economists
The authors of a report released by EconPol Europe have urged the UK and EU to drop the backstop solution for Northern Ireland and instead lift the time limit on the provisional agreement while working on an ambitioned customs union.
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European unemployment re-insurance could absorb up to 25% of income losses in recessions
A European unemployment re-insurance system could absorb an average of 15-25 percent of income losses caused by rising unemployment in deep recessions, but various arrangements would need to be made in order to avoid negative incentive effects, according to new research from EconPol Europe.
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Patent Boxes Benefit MNEs Rather than Governments, say EconPol Researchers
Research from EconPol Europe into the use of so-called ‘patent boxes’ by multinational enterprises (MNEs) reveals an increase in pre-tax profits of 8.5% for the MNEs. However, there is little evidence to suggest governments which operate the system receive any benefit, and could even experience a reduction in revenues.
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