Person: Jean Pisani-Ferry

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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US Economists back spending more

Economists are divided about when the next US recession will arrive, but they largely agree on this: The country will need to fight it with a massive fiscal programme, and be ready to swallow deficits that may eclipse the trillion-dollar shortfall run by the Trump administration this year.

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No pain, no gain for Green Deal in Europe

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When it comes to growth Italy needs some hard medicine

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Regional voting patterns can reveal a lot about a society

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Why democracy and its people require experts they can trust

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Why did Brexit voters ignore the experts' warnings?

Preparing for Europe’s next recession as future looks bleak

Jean Pisani-Ferry looks at the options open to the EU as it considers what it can do to help the continent emerge from the economic doldrums

Wed, 06 Apr, 2016

Member states must ask themselves if EU is worth the effort

The EU has proved a disappointment to many but the answer is not to simply abandon the project but reform it so it works better, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry

Thu, 03 Mar, 2016

Mounting pressure on EU to embrace change

Because of increasing inequality, Europeans are voting for radical alternatives to mainstream parties, but integration is not to blame. Policy errors are the culprit, says Jean Pisani-Ferry

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Facing up to the end of work as we know it

As increased levels of automation and the ubiquity of digital platforms result in changes in the job market, there will be a breakdown in the middle class, possibly unleashing a new era of class rivalry, reports Jean Pisani-Ferry

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015

DRAGHI’S DIFFERENT DIRECTION

A recent speech by ECB president Mario Draghi was significant in breaking three previously sacrosanct taboos about the structure and operation of the euro, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry

Wed, 03 Sep, 2014

Europe needs investment boost to ignite

With EU growth barely breaking 1%, new and novel ways to revive flagging investment levels are needed, says Jean Pisani-Ferry

Wed, 06 Aug, 2014

European reform constrained by diversity

European Parliament elections highlight how change, like labour reform, is so difficult to effect, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry.

Mon, 05 May, 2014

Records shed light on euro crisis

When the United States wants to talk to Europe about the eurozone debt crisis, what number does it dial?

Tue, 06 Nov, 2012

Stark’s shock exit from ECB yet another blow in a deepening crisis

THE resignation of the top German official at the European Central Bank couldn’t have come at a worse time for eurozone policymakers as they search for a way out of the deepest crisis in the currency’s 12-year history.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2011