@ChrisFAlbert

Economist, University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto

Joined April 2026
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France's system is the one closest to socialism among the large economies in the EU: highest government spending share of GDP overall (57%) and highest spending share on social protection (24%). It is also the country hit the hardest by recent protests (if you can call them that)
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Coincidence? Here is my take: socialism establishes a floor but limits the upside. And as the past has shown, reaching any upside is mostly not an outcome of effort and hard work. This is the real issue. Stop focusing on the floor and start focusing on the upside.
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Germany is sleepwalking into permanent stagnation reuters.com/commentary/break…

Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Germany is sleepwalking into permanent stagnation

The economy will ⁠barely expand by ​2030, despite Chancellor ​Friedrich Merz's 500-bln-euro fiscal stimulus. The Iran-triggered ​energy shock ​is only making bare ‌structural ⁠flaws that have reduced...

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I'm always trying to be brief when trying to explain why I'd never move back to Germany. The full answer is long, however, and this is it.
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I'm leaving Germany | Brutally Honest Review
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