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January 22, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on January 22, 2020
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EMILY CARVER WRITES ON LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE IRRESPONSIBLE RENT CONTROLS IN SWEDEN

Sadiq Khan’s proposals to introduce rent controls are unfounded. Emily Carver shows through the example of Sweden that this policy creates a gameable system with a huge black market.
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January 2, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on January 2, 2020
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Employment Flexibility Index 2020

For the third year in a row, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute and its partner organisations present the Employment Flexibility Index, that ranks a total of 41 countries that are members of the European Union (EU) or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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December 12, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on December 12, 2019
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An Analysis of the Spitzenkandidaten Process – Part 2

Classic political theories suggest that a democratic government should have both “input” and “output” legitimacy. A political institution relies public opinion and policy preference, the “input”, or democratic process, from the people, and the good legislation outcomes, or the “output” to be the source of its legitimacy.
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December 11, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on December 11, 2019
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Achieving a Carbon Neutral Economy by 2050

The new European Green Deal plans to make the EU carbon neutral by 2050 while opening up new possibilities for development and employment. The European Commission wants to send a strong message to the world on dealing with climate change, but a number of thorny issues will need to be tackled.
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December 9, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on December 9, 2019
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An Analysis of the Spitzenkandidaten Process – Part 1

The European Commission is meant to be the non-partisan, executive branch of the EU that consists of experts rather than politicians. However, the appointment of Commissioners is certainly a politicised process, so many argue for the democratisation of this procedure.
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November 28, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on November 28, 2019
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Norwegian Sugar Tax Sends Sweet-lovers Over Border to Sweden

It seems unfair to call it a sweet shop. In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely four miles from Norway and less than 90 minutes’ drive from Oslo, is a candy superstore.
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November 26, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on November 26, 2019
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Agricultural Innovation Over Intervention

There is reason to believe that population growth, natural resource scarcity and climate change will challenge agriculture to deliver food security in the coming decades. The world population is expected to reach 10.5 billion by 2100.
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November 14, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on November 14, 2019
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How Current Funding Mechanisms Allow for the Misuse of EU Cohesion Funds

The EU’s Cohesion Policy comprises almost a third of the current seven-year budget. However, there is controversy as to whether cohesion projects have been effective in promoting convergence and development, considering the distribution of funds is mainly based on intergovernmental earmarking.
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EPICENTER publications and contributions from our member think tanks are designed to promote the discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. As with all EPICENTER publications, the views expressed here are those of the author and not EPICENTER or its member think tanks (which have no corporate view).