Economy & Finance

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…

There is clearly something different about the Great Recession. Though it officially ended in June 2009, it lingers. We still see it in lives around us and it could definitely be sensed in President Obama’s State of the Union Address on…

Forse, tre anni dopo le rivolte arabe, l’Arabia Saudita è arrivata perfino a rimpiangere la stabilità del temuto arco sciita, disegnato dai governi di Iran, Iraq, Siria e Libano. La diversità confessionale dava infatti un volto…