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Exploding house prices: five policy options
The implications of Italy’s populist government
The oil market in turmoil: a case of losers and winners
Swiss say Nein to Vollgeld
Spain is not Italy!
The impact of Trump
Brexit updates and their impact
The Greek debt crisis: developments from start till end
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Trump, Trudeau, Tariffs, Trade, Tijuana - The asymmetric impact of tariffs between the NAFTA partners
The macroeconomic impact of the recently announced tit-for-tat trade-restrictive measures by the NAFTA partners and the EU deviates to a substantial degree between the parties involved, with the smaller ones getting the worst of it. This suggests that trade wars favour bigger economies like the US and EU.
Economic Report
Swiss say Nein to Vollgeld
The idea underlying Vollgeld is that of full-reserve banking from the 1930’s. In today’s context its side-effects would likely lead to instability and a deflationary tendency. In the Swiss case, uncertainty would have prevailed in the short-term, followed by a further appreciating Swiss Franc.
Economic Report Dutch version
Spain is not Italy!
Unlike in Italy, Spain’s new government is very much pro-EU and has indicated to comply with the European budget rules. The economic impact of the government shuffle will expectedly be very limited in the short term. Early elections are likely.
Economic Comment Dutch version
Exploding house prices: five policy options
Expensive and unaffordable housing has become increasingly concentrated in cities. Why, and how can we make urban housing markets less volatile and more equitable?
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The oil market in turmoil: a case of losers and winners
Scenario analyses shows that a surge in oil prices results in a global economic loss of 0.4ppts-0.9ppts between 2018 and 2022. The economic impact, however, is very unevenly distributed among countries. We distinguish three groups: the vulnerable ones, the lucky ones, and the uncomfortable ones.
