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Restaurants in Germany are struggling, but the government wants to support the industry through a reduction in the VAT.
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In the United Kingdom, more and more people are leaving the labor force and being classified as inactive workers.
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The volatility in the stock market over the last week has been staggering, but does a crash cause a broader labor market downturn?
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Germany has long been the poster child of fiscal conservatism, but new fiscal spending plans could transform the country.
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A new German government has charted a path out of Germany's current economic stagnation, but can defense spending really save the day?
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Last month's revised jobs data confirmed that the white-collar downturn in 2024 was worse than previously understood.
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Tight labor markets in the United Kingdom, United States, and Spain attracted higher levels of immigrants in recent years.
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The United Kingdom's tax system, including high marginal tax rates, is preventing the economy from reaching its full potential.
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After joining the European Union two decades ago, Eastern Europe's growth has become one of the greatest economic success stories of our time.
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The latest United Kingdom jobs report was not as jolly as we would like.
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European consumers are saving more and spending less, impeding economic recovery across the continent. But real wage growth may be to blame.
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The U.S. economy added 227,000 net new jobs in November, confirming that October's weakness was a blip caused by external factors.
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Ironically, British deindustrialization, which has long been a deterrent to growth, may make the U.K. more competitive in a Trump-era Europe.
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The election of Donald Trump will have profound impacts on European economies. We explore the potential impact on German labor markets.
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The United Kingdom latest employment data will worry the BoE and the new government, especially the low level of worker churn.
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The Autumn Budget was one of the most important in decades, as the measures will materially change the U.K. macroeconomic outlook.
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As the election fast approaches, we look at the economic and demographic dynamics in Pennsylvania, a key swing state.
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The outcome of the U.S. election will be determined by swing states, including Arizona. We look at the economic outlook for this state.
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The German car manufacturing sector has weakened considerably recently. Many factors are at play, and the China shock is one of them.
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The hiring boom following the pandemic has stalled. The U.S. labor market is currently experiencing a white-collar recession.
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Recent data revisions point towards a weaker labor market, but data uncertainty is higher than before the pandemic.
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The number of skill-shortage vacancies in the U.K. has surged in recent years, particularly for blue-collar occupations that are affected by Brexit.
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The U.S. labor market experienced a worker reallocation shock during the pandemic, possibly contributing to the productivity boost.
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Texas’ economy is experiencing a massive economic boom. YIMBY housing policies, a large inflow of workers, and friendshoring are fueling the state’s high growth rates.
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Rapid deindustrialization in the U.K. led to massive employment losses in the manufacturing sector in the 80s and 90s. Those effects can still be felt today.
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It's a popular misconception that real wages have stagnated for decades. The data that backs this uses inappropriate inflation data.
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It is already negatively impacting European economies and labor markets.
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Workers’ health has been deteriorating and economic costs are rising due to the obesity epidemic. Weight loss drugs can help reverse these negative trends.
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Two surveys offer the primary insights into the labor market, but recently, the job numbers they offer have been diverging.
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High interest rates in the Europe have stifled economic growth. High German wage growth is a risk, but the ECB should continue to ease policy.
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Income inequality in the U.K. has fallen. Wage stagnation at the top combined with large increases in the minimum wage can help explain why.
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The United States labor market has been impressively strong for some time, but is this the best labor market ever? Not quite.
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Spain’s decade-long depression finally seems to be over. The country is enjoying a labor market recovery and a tourism boom.
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The U.K. has experienced a surge in immigration lately, so we gathered seven facts about the current state of immigration.
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In the U.K., both wages and inflation came in hotter than expected. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate edged up and payroll jobs saw a steep decline, indicating a rapidly weakening labor market.
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The French economy has been outperforming thanks to fashionable exports, favorable demographics, and an attractive investment environment.
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Advanced economies are facing shrinking workforces. But the recent immigration surge is now throwing off some older population forecasts.
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The U.K.’s economic downturn is currently affecting “sitting-down jobs” much more than “standing-up jobs”. The U.K. labor market is experiencing a white-collar recession.
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The amount of sick leave in Germany can partially explain why Germany’s economy tipped into recession last year.
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After decades of stalling wage gains for the lowest earners, the U.S. is experiencing a dramatic wage compression.
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Couples in different advanced economies face different opportunity costs when it comes to children, creating different pockets of DINKs across the globe.
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Raising kids has become increasingly expensive but not necessarily in the way that you think. Women increasingly choose career over babies – welcome to the DINK phenomenon.
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GDP data confirmed that the UK slipped into recession in the second half of 2023. The BoE needs to reverse course quickly or else face a more severe downturn.
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Pinpointing a national downturn is difficult enough, but knowing whether a state is in a recession or not is even more tricky.
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Brexit may have created barriers to trading goods for the U.K., but it might also create an opportunity to become a service export superpower.
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Data revisions have subtracted more than 400,000 jobs throughout 2023, something that Fed policymakers should keep an eye on.
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OECD countries have seen a surge in migration recently. In the future, expect permanently higher migration flows due to new factors at work.
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Overall GDP growth in the U.K. has been steady, but the increase is driven by population growth, rather than productivity and income growth.
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The United Kingdom's economic outlook is only slightly more uncertain than its current status, which is bad news for the central bank.
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