Opinion pieces
Itinera takes part in the public debate by publishing incisive opinion pieces. These opinions and columns reflect the views of Itinera’s fellows on current affairs and the issues that occupy society.
Bankbonuses: an unfinished business
As long as structural measures to end the “too big to fail problem” of banks is not completed, we have to consider the potential negative effects of bonuses and exit payments.
Seven Years of economic crisis
The first stirrings of what would later be called the “sub-prime crisis” were observed in August 2006, in the midst of the greatest possible indifference. Hence, seven years have gone by since the western world stumbled over itself.
The endless labor cost discussion
To maintain our social system, there is a need to create 400.000 jobs towards 2020. An objective calculation shows that to increase labour intensity of economic growth and to upgrade the employment rate, a wage cost reduction of 5% is only a first step.
The (un)deserved fairness tax
The federal government has announced a new tax for trading partnerships, wrongfully named the ‘fairness tax’. The economic and political incentives for a minimum tax are understandable, but the measures that the government announces, raises several questions.