Handling imbalances in the monetary union
Critical economists had noticed it earlier but now the German Bundesbank also warns officially for a too strong increase in real estate prices in many German cities. The central bank talks about an overvaluation of 20%.
A plea for unlimited economic activities for NPOs under Belgian law
Today NPOs in Belgium face two large uncertainties in legal terms that seriously hinder optimal deployment and further development of their activities. In the first place, they struggle with the ban on commercial activities, included in article 1 of the NPO-law.
A plea for unlimited economic activities for ngo's in Belgian law
Lawyer Victor Dauginet advocates in this Itinera Discussion Paper for unlimited
Higher education in times of massification: more quality, less quantity is needed
At the start of the academic year Itinera takes a look at the evolution of higher education. Itinera organized a survey of the academic corps: 5000 academics, 1300 respondents. The findings of the workplace of the universities and colleges provide alarming observations.
Reform political nominations
There are no ready-made solutions for policy reform of political appointments. On the other hand, many other countries use a system of hearings. In those countries, top nominations must go through a parliamentary committee where candidates have to explain their vision.
56 top government officials formulate proposals for smart savings
In their search for smart savings, the Itinera Institute went knocking on the door of several top officials of the federal government. 56 officials formulated no less than 450 concrete and feasible proposals that can make the functioning of the public services more efficient and cost-sa...
Higher Education in Flanders: Are there limits to growth and what with the quality of higher education?
Rudi Verheyen has collected and evaluated the increasing criticism in a recent policy note and has come to the conclusion that a number of developments, (structure) reforms and policy decisions very likely have a negative influence on the quality of Higher Education.