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The economy is an essential attribute of power and a major component of international relations. While geopolitical tensions are on the rise, economic interdependence remains strong.

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The introduction of the minimum wage in Germany: a first assessment

Date de publication
24 February 2017
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Germany introduced a minimum wage on January 1st, 2015 – a first in a country that had hitherto left it to the social partners to agree on salaries. This introduction came after vivid debates between those who fought against ever deeper inequalities and those who defended the nation’s competitiveness. 

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New Space: The Impact of the Digital Revolution on Space Actors and Policies in Europe

Date de publication
17 January 2017
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Like most “traditional” industries, for several years the space industry has been faced with the challenges of digital technology. So, the European space industry is dealing with new actors from digital technology, which are mainly American start-ups or Silicon Valley giants such as GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple)

China and Global Economic Order: A discreet yet undeniable contestation

Date de publication
23 November 2016
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Having long remained a passive presence within multilateral economic organisations, China recently changed its stance when the United States was faced with a major financial crisis. 

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The EU and Innovation: When Business Meets Politics

Date de publication
16 November 2016
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Innovation, entrepreneurship, growth and competitiveness go hand in hand. This short paper looks at two areas where the EU plays a role to help drive innovation: regulation and financing.

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Trump et l'électorat populaire blanc

Date de publication
26 September 2016
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Donald Trump won the 2016 Republican primaries thanks to the mobilization of a specific part of the electorate: the white, non-college-educated, lower middle-class.

Latin America's Dashed Hopes

Date de publication
05 September 2016
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Only recently, Latin America seemed to embody an inexorable movement towards political democratization, towards a decrease in stark inequalities as well as greater involvement in the global economy. But the dream remains unrealized.

Middle East, the new "Great Game"

Date de publication
06 June 2016
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Will a divided Middle East become the center of a new “Great Game”? The world’s global powers are aligned in it: the United States, falsely tempted by retraction; Russia, establishing its position in an unexpected state of play, France, destabilized by the contradictions of its own policy… In addition are tussles for regional hegemony between Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.

Le programme économique des Républicains, quelles idées pour 2016 ?

Date de publication
12 January 2016
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Republican candidates in the 2016 primaries have trouble standing out on economic issues. Indeed, they all embrace the same conservative tenets, namely the reduction (at all costs) of federal power in the name of liberty ; and tax cuts for the wealthy in the name of "trickle-down economics", a theory already put forward by the Reagan administration.

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Identifying the Middle Classes: Diversity, Specificities and Consumption Practices Under Pressure

Date de publication
08 December 2015
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The international viewpoint on the African continent has profoundly changed in the last decade. Images advertised by the media drifted from afro-pessimism - the sad fate of Africa (wars and poverty) - to afro-optimism - a brighter future for the continent.

From Financial Diplomacy to Geopolitics of Finance

Date de publication
02 December 2015
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The financial system has become too complex to be controlled at state level. 

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Economic questions are approached from a political economy perspective: the evolution of the global economic system, governance and institutions, dynamics and trends of various economic zones (United States, Russia, China, emerging markets...). European issues are at the core of our research. 

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