Pension Reform in Belarus in the Shadow of Social Europe
The policy brief by Sierž Naŭrodski presents a review of potential effects of parametric pension reform in Belarus starting in 2017 for the population aged 50 and more in terms of unemployment, alcohol consumption, and poverty. It concludes that,...
showCASE 19: Adjusting to Trumps’ Policy on Trade
The comprehensive US corporate tax reform proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives, including a new border-adjustment tax, has been...
showCASE 19: Not All Quiet on the Eastern Front
While Belarus will not have its Euromaidan any time soon, recent developments at home and abroad suggest that the country s political course is no...
Equal treatment for all workers in the EU labour market?
Equal pay for equal work, regardless of your country of origin, seems only fair. However, equal treatment is not always guaranteed for certain asp...
showCASE 18: A universal basic income: panaceum or placebo?
Source: Reuters / Forum The idea of distributing money to the majority of the adult population is surprising at first, but its supporters all over...
showCASE 18: Dark clouds hang over the Capital Markets Union
In the beginning of 2015, the European Commission launched an ambitious initiative aimed at integrating capital markets in the EU in order to remo...
Economies in times of uncertainty
Euroframe, a consortium of leading European economic institutes, has published its annual assessment report. In times of uncertainty, EU s economi...
