Matthias Enggist Silja Häusermann Benjamin Leruth Peter Taylor-Gooby Adrienn Gyory, PhD alexandre afonso Samir Mustafa Negash Elias Naumann Marvin Brinkmann Katja Möhring Dominic Afscharian 8. 'Towards a Re-insurance union? Support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency as an EU response to preserve jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic' by Francesco Corti and Robin Huguenot-Noël journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

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1. Cranberry harvest by Kristina Makeeva

‘Development is naturally a chaotic, messy process, much closer to a ‘chain of disequilibria’ than the result of a master plan. […] Hirschman’s unbalanced growth is the modest call to cross the river by feeling the stones, one intervention at a time.’

Nice Read 👇

In my post, I go into greater detail on Hirschman’s ideas, and their relation to modern development economics. His approach of “petite idées”, informed by empirical observation, seems the model for a clear-eyed way of thinking about development.

global-developments.org/p/the-real-dev…

Important new contribution on the political economy of Italy's stagnation 🇮🇹

Just got to read this. Really worth catching up 👇

I found that those who had control were more likely to use active moral language whereas those who lacked control were more likely to become fatalistic.
Fatalism seems to be a defence mechanism used by the disempowered against the frustrations engendered by inequality.

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Interesting study highlighting the importance of institutional complementarities in labour market policies: statutory minimum wage + stronger collective bargaining system + stricter employment protection legislation as means to escape in-work poverty.

Les gains de productivité promis par l'intelligence artificielle mis en doute
Daron Acemoglu, professeur au MIT, a calculé que les gains de productivité liés à l'IA sont très surestimés. Les effets pervers de cette technologie sont peu pris en compte. lesechos.fr/monde/enjeux-i…

Important work pointing at major differences in policy outcomes based on ministerial leadership.

Very nicely fledged out methodologically.

And with important political implication: Never underestimate the importance of ministerial portofolio distribution..
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Robin Huguenot-Noël better link tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.108…