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Thinking about Tesla: Second-mover advantages, their benefits and their costs
Read how Tesla is paving the way for established car makers to enter the EV market, if they are willing to exploit second-mover advantages.
Bob Hancké
Jul 23, 20203 min read
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Can ‘dodgy data’ explain the UK’s productivity problem?
It's the ICT data, stupid. Or is it really? Read here why the UK's productivity problem cannot just be explained by 'dodgy data'.
Bob Hancké
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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Never change a winning team (in German)
Covid-19 exposed the strengths of the Austrian social partnership. Read here why we warned about the destruction of this instrument in 2018.
Bob Hancké and Laurenz Mathei
Jul 3, 20204 min read
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The future of work and robots after Covid-19
Covid-19 spells bad news for the most, but it is a chance for increased automation. Read here why this transition must be an inclusive one.
Bob Hancké and Toon Van Overbeke
Jun 16, 20209 min read
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Why inflation is not lurking in the shadows
The Covid-19 pandemic will have many adverse economic effects, but stagflation won't be one of them. Read why in our latest analysis.
Bob Hancké
May 12, 20204 min read
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Made in the UK: Brexit and manufacturing revisited
Some industries might thrive after Brexit, as domestic effects are dynamic. But the UK has to revamp its industrial supply chains. Read why.
Bob Hancké
Jul 6, 20185 min read
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We are all Ordo-liberals now
Read why we think there is danger to Ordoliberalism, or the belief that only balanced budgets produce growth.
Bob Hancké
Jun 8, 20183 min read
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Wouldn’t it be simpler if the Italian government simply dissolved the people and elected another?
Read our take on President Matarella's decision in May 2018 to veto the Paolo Savona as Italian finance minister and democratic legitimacy
Bob Hancké
May 30, 20183 min read
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Brexit, red lines and the EU: The two-level game revisited
Long before the UK started its negotiations with the EU, we already anticipated problems in Downing Street's strategy. Read why here.
Bob Hancké
Dec 20, 20164 min read
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CETA will likely be rescued, but disaffection with globalisation can no longer be ignored
Popular disaffection of globalisation pared with complicated federalist arrangements in European nations pose a threat to trade agreements.
Bob Hancké
Oct 25, 20163 min read
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