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New York ambulance

American Health Care Is Understaffed, Because It Is Overregulated

The pandemic highlighted the need for more doctors and nurses.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 19, 2022May 18, 2022
Amsterdam Netherlands

Dutch Labor Reforms Don’t Address Root Causes of Liberalization

Why are firms reluctant to hire full-time employees?

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 4, 2022May 31, 2022
Yolanda Díaz María Jesús Montero José Luis Escrivá

“Repeal” of Spanish Labor Reforms Is Limited

Trade unions and the socialist government meet employers halfway.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 24, 2021April 20, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Spain Tries to Attract More Expats

Taxes are cut, but there’s not much the national government can do about overbearing bureaucracy.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 10, 2021January 8, 2022
Madrid Spain

Repeal of Spanish Labor Reforms Is Unwise

Liberalizations cut unemployment and encouraged business creation.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 5, 2021May 12, 2022
Rotterdam Netherlands

Dutch Likely to Reverse Labor Market Liberalizations

Most parties want to encourage the use of regular contracts.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 17, 2021November 5, 2021
Union Station Washington

Be Careful About Bringing Back Big Government

More government is not the solution to every problem.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 6, 2021April 20, 2022
Cabinet Office London England

Statism Makes a Comeback in the United Kingdom

The dual shock of coronavirus and Brexit is giving statism a new lease on life.

David DowningDavid DowningOctober 31, 2020November 25, 2021
Paris France demonstration

French Unions Put Their Own Interests Ahead of Workers’

Trade unions are hurting workers in a bid to protect their privileges.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 2, 2020November 11, 2021
Milan Italy

Italy Is Failing Its Next Generation

Italians need to stop blaming outsiders and start owning up to their country’s shortcomings.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 20, 2019November 28, 2021

Populists Overturn Labor Reforms in Italy

The Five Star Movement and League limit the use of temporary work contracts.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 25, 2018April 25, 2022

Italy’s Democrats Split, EU Victory for Macron, Doubts About Syria Strikes

Italy’s Democrats debate whether to negotiate with the Five Star Movement. Experts caution against an attack on Syria.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 12, 2018November 28, 2021
Emmanuel Macron Alexis Tsipras Angela Merkel

Posted-Workers Reform a Largely Symbolic Victory for Macron

The changes affect few workers, but the French leader believes they have symbolic value.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 25, 2017November 10, 2021
Emmanuel Macron

Macron a Failure Already?

Calling the French president a failure for doing what he was elected to do makes no sense.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 7, 2017November 12, 2021
The Hague Netherlands

Negotiations for Labor Reform in Netherlands Break Down

Employers and trade unions fail to reach an agreement.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 5, 2017April 25, 2022

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