Plan C - the reestablishment of the euro as a common currency in a monetary union with hard budget constraints - would offer the only realistic prospect for a durable EMU, but it is also the least likely to be followed.

Populism is the new trend in politics. But what is "populism" and what is behind it? Integrist and identitarian movements want to transform a differentiated society into an identity-forming community by setting specific goals for the state. Ultimatel ...

In the wake of the Great Financial Crisis central banks have made strong efforts to lift investment spending of companies by depressing interest rates. Their intention was to stimulate lending for investment purposes so as to revive growth and lift i ...

A referendum on the amendment of the Constitution is held in Italy on 4 December. The constitutional reform could improve the functioning of the political and administrative apparatus and take a step towards modernising the paralysed economic system. ...

The change in the structure of production and consumption due to the new economy has consequences that are insufficiently reflected in the development of macroeconomic aggregates (e.g. gross domestic product or consumer price index).

The elected president Donald Trump splits the electorate in the USA and the global audience.