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How can we compare the impact of Covid-19 on different countries across the world? Tim Vlandas proposes a pandemic ‘misery index'.

Bob Hancké points out the consequences of Germany's silent wage rebalancing for EMU from a practical and theoretical perspective.

Mini-reactors could be a new hope for nuclear energy production, according to Rolls Royce. Laurenz Mathei takes a look at their proposal.

Is the German BaFin ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century? Dustin Voss argues its powers need to be beefed up.

Read what's wrong with Deutsche Bank’s economics department's suggestion to tax WFH so that essential workers could be paid a proper wage.

Covid-19 has a profound impact on the labour market. This post sets the scene and offers an overview of the other articles in this dossier.

How do we find out which new skills are required and how do we produce them? Institutions are the answer to both, Bob Hancké argues.

Read why Goodhart's law tells us that herd immunity undermines its set goal, is technically flawed, and epistemologically wrong.

The prospects for a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU look increasingly bleak. PEACS attempts to make sense of the events.

Read how understanding different adjustment paths can help avoid a second generation of losers from economic restructuring after Covid-19