Economy & Finance

Geopolitically and geoeconomically, the EU’s relations with Russia have been tense for many years. The gas wars between Kiev and Moscow have hit some Eastern European member states, jeopardizing Europe's energy security. The…

Nel 2013 il GEO Group, uno dei giganti mondiali delle carceri private con sede a Boca Raton, Florida, aveva quasi ottenuto che uno stadio fosse intitolato a proprio nome, quello della Florida Atlantic University. Una specie di fiore…

Che posto occupano nell’attuale visione delle politiche europee l’agenda di Lisbona e il suo ambizioso obiettivo di destinare il 3% del PIL agli investimenti in ricerca e innovazione? In che misura la gravità e la persistenza della crisi in…

Six years after the start of the Great Recession of 2008-09, the outlook for the world economy now looks relatively optimistic, albeit amid some new risks and challenges. Following years of balance sheet adjustment and policymakers…

When the Great Recession hit, the term “mancession” was coined in the US to describe the disproportionate amount of unemployment affecting males. By some counts men lost more than twice as many jobs as women (5.3 million compared to 2.1…