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Capitalism’s self-preservation society Here are three recent items:  - E.On boss Michael Lewis calls for “very substantial" government help with fuel poverty.  - CBI Director-General Tony Danker says the government must “help european.economicblogs.org/chris-dillow-s…

The Russia-Ukraine war must be the impetus for a new EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy EU enlargement has stalled since the accession of Croatia in 2013. Vedran Džihić and Paul Schmidt argue that following Russia’s european.economicblogs.org/lse/2022/team-…

Advancing human rights in a post-Brexit era: Global or Wavering Britain? The UK has traditionally exerted significant influence on the global human rights agenda through diplomacy. Sean Molloy and Rhona Smith explore the future european.economicblogs.org/lse/2022/team-…

Remote wages in a globalised labour market The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the trend toward remote work. A growing number of US companies are shifting to a flexible work-from-anywhere model. In a survey by european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/cav…

La France cherche son gouvernement Share the post "La France cherche son gouvernement" Le Palais du Luxembourg, en 1853. Ce palais est au centre de la vie politique française, de Marie de Médicis jusqu’au european.economicblogs.org/goldhammer/202…

Stealing a living Now I am retired, I can safely make a confession: for years, I was stealing a living. I say so because the general financial advice any retail investor needs is actually very simple:  - Minimize taxes and charges. european.economicblogs.org/chris-dillow-s…

Rows over press freedom overshadow Greece’s recent achievements Greece’s centre-right government has done a fine job of polishing its image with tourists and investors since Kyriakos Mitsotakis took over as prime minister in 2019. The european.economicblogs.org/economist-euro…

Russia’s e-commerce trade in the aftermath of the 2022 invasion Russia’s e-commerce trade in the aftermath of the 2022 invasion: Evidence from high-frequency data Editors' note: This column is part of the european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/kai…

Impacts of firm global value chain participation on productivity Impacts of firm global value chain participation on productivity: A case of Japanese manufacturing firms Participation in global value chains is european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/bae…

Ukraine’s ports are worsening world hunger The fiasco of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was caused, in part, by a global food crisis. The Ottoman empire’s entry into the first world war, on Germany’s side, blocked grain exports from european.economicblogs.org/economist-euro…

Using historical newspaper data to deal with measurement error Data that were not collected in the past are often unavailable to researchers and policymakers in the present. A recent and fast-growing literature is attempting to european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/ha-…

The impact of institutions on innovation What determines economic prosperity? In addressing this important question, a large body of research documents that the creation of new products and services as well as the improvement european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/mei…

Much of Ukraine is paralysed by a petrol shortage WHEN UKRAINIANS aren’t talking about war, there’s a fair chance that they are talking about petrol. For the past three weeks the country has found itself in the midst of an acute fuel european.economicblogs.org/economist-euro…

A new sitcom gives faces to “faceless Eurocrats” Aside from war, illness and retirement planning, nothing can possibly be less funny than a “trilogue”. This arcane facet of lawmaking in the eu involves shutting elected meps, european.economicblogs.org/economist-euro…

Using historical newspaper data to deal with measurement error Data that were not collected in the past are often unavailable to researchers and policymakers in the present. A recent and fast-growing literature is attempting to european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/ha-…

The blockade of Ukraine’s ports is worsening world hunger The fiasco of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was caused, in part, by a global food crisis. The Ottoman empire’s entry into the first world war, on Germany’s side, blocked european.economicblogs.org/economist-euro…

Measuring robot quality A large literature explores the implications of the introduction of robots into the workplace for the labour market, yet few studies exist which measure robot quality over time.  This column uses european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/kim…

La France cherche son gouvernement Share the post "La France cherche son gouvernement" Le Palais du Luxembourg, en 1853. Ce palais est au centre de la vie politique française, de Marie de Médicis jusqu’au european.economicblogs.org/goldhammer/202…

The long-run effects of climate change on the corporate sector The long-run effects of climate change on the corporate sector: The case of Italy Climate change is one of the major structural challenges the european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2022/nat…

Could Azerbaijan help the EU reduce its dependence on Russian gas? Azerbaijan has been proposed as an alternative source for EU gas imports as Europe seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. Gubad Ibadoghlu writes that in european.economicblogs.org/lse/2022/team-…