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Europe's social problem and its implications for economic growth

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  • Zsolt Darvas
  • Guntram B. Wolff

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See also comment 'Interactive map- Europe’s social polarisation and the generational struggle' The European Union faces major social problems. More than six million jobs were lost from 2008-13 and poverty has increased. Fiscal consolidation has generally attempted to spare social protection from spending cuts, but the distribution of adjustment costs between the young and old has been uneven; a growing generational divide is evident, disadvantaging the young. The efficiency of...

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  • Zsolt Darvas & Guntram B. Wolff, 2014. "Europe's social problem and its implications for economic growth," Policy Briefs 823, Bruegel.
    • Handle: RePEc:bre:polbrf:823
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    1. Benigno Pierpaolo & Canofari Paolo & Di Bartolomeo Giovanni & Messori Marcello, 2020. "The ECB’s Asset Purchase Programme: Theory, effects, and risks," wp.comunite 00147, Department of Communication, University of Teramo.
    2. Kraemer-Eis, Helmut & Lang, Frank & Gvetadze, Salome, 2014. "European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2014," EIF Working Paper Series 2014/24, European Investment Fund (EIF).
    3. Arnaud Lechevalier & Jan Wielgohs, 2015. "Social Europe: A Dead End," Post-Print halshs-03781863, HAL.

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