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BIG TECH DOMINANCE (1): THE NEW FINANCIAL TYCOONS

Antoine Michon, Paul-Adrien Hyppolite

American big tech companies are either idolized when they launch new products or vilified for their influence over our everyday lives, massive use of personal data, and low tax contributions. However, one issue remains largely concealed – their increasing influence over global finance. Their unprecedented commercial success over the past twenty years has enabled them […]

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BIG TECH DOMINANCE (2): A BARRIER TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION?

Antoine Michon, Paul-Adrien Hyppolite

Anti-competitive practices reveal that big tech companies no longer have any qualms about using their dominant position to oust competitors, preventing innovative firms from entering the market and thus consolidating their hegemony at the expense of the rest of society. A vicious circle is clearly at work, whereby their huge cash reserves highlighted in the […]

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PENSIONI : LEZIONI DELLE RIFORME ITALIANE

Michel Martone

Mentre la Francia si prepara a un’importante riforma strutturale del proprio sistema previdenziale, l’esperienza italiana in merito può apportare un certo numero di insegnamenti che il presente scritto si propone di approfondire. Ripercorrendo le origini e lo sviluppo del sistema pensionistico italiano, dalla creazione della prima forma di assicurazione obbligatoria nel 1898 alle recenti riforme […]

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“SWEDEN DEMOCRATS”: AN ANTI-IMMIGRATION VOTE

Johan Martinsson

The electoral behavior of Swedes in the parliamentary elections of September 9th, 2018 will provide new insights into the state of public opinion in a Europe facing the challenges of immigration and integration. This paper discusses the “Sweden Democrats”, a nationalist and anti-immigration party whose breakthrough in 2010 has been confirmed; the author analyzes the […]

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SWEDES AND IMMIGRATION: END OF HOMOGENEITY? (1)

Tino Sanandaji

The history of immigration in Sweden is unique. This country has long remained a homogenous society until recent yet massive immigration significantly altered its demographic composition. Over the past 20 years, Sweden’s share of its non-western population has increased from 2% to 15% of the total population, an unprecedented increase in Sweden’s history. The French […]