Theme

Democracy & Good Governance

In een wereld waarin de democratie steeds meer bedreigd wordt, kijkt Itinera er nauwlettend op toe dat individuele rechten en vrijheden standhouden. Een betrouwbaar rechtssysteem is de basis, vertrouwen in de politiek moet de ambitie zijn van de overheid. Door te focussen op haar kerntaken, zorgvuldig om te springen met belastinggeld en rekenschap af te leggen.

Report

Reclaiming Happiness from Politics

Happiness is back, both in the sciences and in politics. While the economy is suffering from a systemic crisis, the time is ripe for an explicit happiness agenda that seeks to steer society consciously towards personal wellbeing.

29/11/2011

Marc De Vos

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Will we need to outsource care for the sick and elderly to foreigners?

In the short term, foreign nurses can help coping with the shortages of our white economy. In the long term we will need structural solutions, says Brieuc Van Damme.

27/10/2011

Itinera

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Report

How to refinance our universities?

Since higher education has been decentralized in Belgium, public financing of universities in both communities has almost been frozen. Students’ coaching has been continuously scrapped for the last forty years; which certainly does not help the graduation rate.

19/09/2011

Other

Innovation & Digitisation

Poverty & Inequality

Opinion piece

The real lesson of the eurocrisis: less is more

Marc De Vos sees a pattern behind the eurocrisis: European hubris in the face of national realities. The members of the European Union have made a habit out of committing the European Union to run while they are only willing to walk themselves.

20/07/2011

Marc De Vos

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Report

Can a working couple still afford a new house?

With a relatively low interest rate, a new house building project of 220 000€ can be afforded by 20,6% of the households in our country as long as they manage to come up with 50 000€ own funding.

17/05/2011

Johan Albrecht

Climate & Energy

Innovation & Digitisation

Opinion piece

A region must be empowered to enact what the rest of the world does

In a federal state, it is not acceptable that a region would be prevented from implementing a policy which is a general practice in peer countries. The rest of the world must inspire us in our policy choices.

16/02/2011

Etienne de Callataÿ

Work

Innovation & Digitisation

Report

Finding the right budgetary path

Belgium not only has to cut its deficit but also needs budget surpluses to consolidate public debt. It’s important not to be blinded by cyclical improvements as they will be dwarfed by new costs due to ageing.

11/01/2011

Ivan Van de Cloot

Pensions

Innovation & Digitisation

Report

Looking for 24 000 new homes per year. Does supply follow the yearly increase in demand for housing?

The Belgian housing prices have increased by one third since 2005. Structural factors can partly explain this price explosion. The difference between the yearly increase in the demand for houses and the yearly increase in the supply of new houses is central to this analysis.

15/12/2010

Johan Albrecht

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Where is the Chinese danger for our export economy?

Marc De Vos warns for increasing nationalism and protectionism in China. The rise of Chinese state capitalism can become a Trojan horse for the West. An assertive Western trade policy, built upon a trans-Atlantic understanding, is essential.

23/09/2010

Marc De Vos

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Society

Prosperity