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Francesco Saraceno
@fsaraceno.bsky.social
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Economist, working on the EU and on Macro/HET Posting in Italian and English

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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 6h
Interesting
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EU to bypass Washington and woo US states on green agenda
Brussels plans to work on clean energy and climate action with ‘subnational entities, business and think-tanks’
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 1d
Might be of interest given your recent exchanges? @t0nyyates.bsky.social @tobyn.bsky.social @johnspringford.bsky.social @jomichell.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/worksinp...
What makes Joel Mokyr great
His Nobel is a triumph for history and the importance of ideas
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks Philipp!
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 1d
Only a fraction of the Draghi report’s recommendations have been implemented; EU member states are "reluctant to make bold moves, unable to agree on anything significant except for a rearmament race.. Europe is becoming more vulnerable and continues to lose ground to the 🇺🇸and🇨🇳"
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 1d
Interesting article on the new round of #China #US confrontation.
US officials seem to think that there are differences between Chinese administrations.

My perception is that China carefully plans and executes strategies. Contrary to…

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Bessent says China wants to ‘pull everybody else down’
US Treasury secretary tells FT that Beijing is trying to hurt the world’s economy
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 1d
Only a fraction of the Draghi report’s recommendations have been implemented; EU member states are "reluctant to make bold moves, unable to agree on anything significant except for a rearmament race.. Europe is becoming more vulnerable and continues to lose ground to the 🇺🇸and🇨🇳"
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Makronom @makronom.bsky.social · 5d
Ein Jahr nach Veröffentlichung des #Draghi-Berichts steckt Europa tiefer in der Krise als vorher: Nur wenige Empfehlungen wurden umgesetzt, die Kommission ist passiv, die Mitgliedstaaten blockieren – außer beim Wettrüsten. Ein Beitrag von @fsaraceno.bsky.social:
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Europa sitzt in den Startlöchern fest
Ein Jahr nach Veröffentlichung des Draghi-Berichts steckt Europa noch tiefer in der Krise als vorher: Nur wenige Empfehlungen wurden umgesetzt, die Kommission ist passiv, die Mitgliedstaaten blockiere...
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 5d
There is also a 🇩🇪 version!

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Europa sitzt in den Startlöchern fest
Ein Jahr nach Veröffentlichung des Draghi-Berichts steckt Europa noch tiefer in der Krise als vorher: Nur wenige Empfehlungen wurden umgesetzt, die Kommission ist passiv, die Mitgliedstaaten blockiere...
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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 5d
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Andrew Watt @andrewwatteu.bsky.social · 5d
@fsaraceno.bsky.social on Europe's failure to kickstart investment, one year after the Draghi Report
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The Draghi Report, One Year Later: Europe Still at the Starting Blocks
One year after the Draghi Report, Europe remains trapped in a cycle of low productivity and weak investment
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 5d
Oggi alle 12:30 sono al Festival dell’economia critica in Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli per un panel su “Capitalismo, Stato e Europa”, con un panel di tutto rispetto.

Sono grato per l’invito!

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Christian Chavagneux @chrisaltereco.bsky.social · 7d
Et on ne voit pas comment ça pourrait changer.
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 8d
One year after the #Draghi Report, #Europe remains trapped in a cycle of low productivity and weak #investment
The Draghi Report, One Year Later: Europe Still at the Starting Blocks
One year after the Draghi Report, Europe remains trapped in a cycle of low productivity and weak investment
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Michaël Zemmour @michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr · 8d
Je ne sais pas s'il y aura des élections, mais ça serait vraiment le bon moment pour reparler des services publics en général et en particulier de l'école publique.

Soutenir ses agents, les reconnaître, en recruter, reconstruire la confiance, programmer des moyens pour plusieurs années...
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 8d
One year after the #Draghi Report, #Europe remains trapped in a cycle of low productivity and weak #investment
The Draghi Report, One Year Later: Europe Still at the Starting Blocks
One year after the Draghi Report, Europe remains trapped in a cycle of low productivity and weak investment
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Andrea Bettini @andreabettini.bsky.social · 8d
Il Nobel per la Fisica 2025 va al britannico John Clarke, al francese Michel H. Devoret e allo statunitense John M. Martinis per i loro studi sulla meccanica quantistica
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electri...
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 8d
L'éolien et le solaire ont dépassé le charbon l'an dernier mais la croissance des énergies renouvelables ralentit à cause de changements politiques aux Etats-Unis et en Chine, ce qui met hors de portée l'objectif de tripler les capacités mondiales d'ici 2030 fixé lors de la COP28.

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NPR @npr.org · 8d
U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.
With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course?
U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.
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Jean-François Bonnefon @jfbonnefon.bsky.social · 8d
Taylor Swift singing about peer review
It's actually sweet All the time you've spent on me It's honestly wild All the effort you've put in It's actually romantic Stop talking dirty to me It sounded nasty, but it Feels like you're flirting with me
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 14d
Taxe #Zucman : pourquoi les biens professionnels ne doivent plus échapper à l'impôt www.alternatives-economiques.fr/taxe-zucman-...
Taxe Zucman : pourquoi les biens professionnels ne doivent plus échapper à l'impôt
Les ultrariches tirent le principal de leur fortune de leurs biens professionnels. Et ça fait quarante ans qu’ils se battent pour que ce patrimoine reste exonéré de toute taxation.
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · 24d
Nel #DiarioEuropeo in edicola oggi sul Domani discuto della #TaxeZucman, di possibili problemi, e soluzioni. Come dice Blanchard, non è perfetta ma necessaria per la giustizia fiscale #Fisco #Francia

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In Francia si discute di giustizia fiscale, ma in Italia la tassa sui ricchi è un tabù
La proposta di introdurre la “tassa Zucman”, cioè di tassare i grandi patrimoni, è al centro di un infuocato dibattito Oltralpe. Non è ovviamente esente da critiche, ma sarebbe bene avere un dibattito...
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Sep 11
à ecouter et à réecouter Anne-Laure Kiechel et @francoisgeerolf.bsky.social en débat à @franceinter.fr sur la dette.

Punchline: il faut un projet de société et les finances publiques vont suivre.

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Dette publique : la France sous surveillance des marchés financiers ?
Avec Anne-Laure Kiechel, conseillère économique, fondatrice de la société Global Sovereign Advisory et François Geerolf, économiste à l’Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (OFCE)
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Sep 9
Ça va mal se terminer
#France #Lecornu #Macron
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WIRED @wired.com · Sep 9
The Trump administration has already added nearly $40 billion in new federal subsidies for oil, gas, and coal in 2025, a report released Tuesday finds, sending an additional $4 billion out the door each year for fossil fuels over the next decade.

And guess what, taxpayers are going to pay for it.
US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill
A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Sep 8
Un article de Alternatives Économiques : Chute annoncée du gouvernement Bayrou : l’ombre des années 1930 - www.alternatives-economiques.fr/christian-ch...
Chute du gouvernement Bayrou : l’ombre des années 1930
Un spectre revient hanter la France, celui des années 1930. Une décennie marquée, à l’image de la Troisième République, par une instabilité politique chronique.
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Sep 7
La #Francia è malata ma non moribonda.
Drammatizzando il problema del #debito, #Bayrou rischia di farti piombare il paese nel caos economico, oltreché politico
Il mio #DiarioEuropeo in edicola stamattina su Domani

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Un pompiere diventato piromane. Le scelte sbagliate di François Bayrou
Il premier francese ha scommesso la sua sopravvivenza politica sullo slogan “o io o il caos”. Ma le finanze pubbliche francesi pur essendo malate non sono moribonde. Drammatizzare la situazione non sa...
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Sep 3
Interesting but not realistic
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French finance minister urges compromise on 2026 budget
Éric Lombard says deficit reduction plan will inevitably be less ambitious if the government falls
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · Sep 2
In the cheap fun category: Trump posted this morning that he had raised $8 trillion, or $65,000 per household, from import taxes (tariffs) so far this year. Every Republican in Congress can be asked if they agree with Trump's numbers.
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Christian Chavagneux @chrisaltereco.bsky.social · Aug 25
Démographie, baisse des gains de productivité globale des facteurs et moins d'investissement en capital vont contribuer à ralentir la croissance en Asie sur les 15 prochaines années selon le FMI.
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Dissecting Medium-Term Growth Prospects for Asia
This paper explores Asia-Pacific's medium-term growth prospects using two approaches. First, growth accounting analysis and machine-learning estimation reveal how demographics, capital deepening, prod...
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Aug 25
Questa settimana il #DiarioEuropeo non è uscito di domenica ma di lunedì, oggi.
Si parla della debolezza strutturale dell' #America di #Trump, e di come il rischio sia di puntare solo sull' #IA lasciando alla #Cina il monopolio delle tecnologie green

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Make America Small Again. I paradossi dell’economia trumpiana
Gli Stati Uniti puntano tutte le proprie risorse sullo sviluppo dell’intelligenza artificiale, mentre hanno rinunciato alla corsa con la Cina sulle tecnologie green. Questo è potenzialmente molto più ...
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The Economist @economist.com · Aug 14
Donald Trump’s attacks on wind and solar will not stop it
A new wave of clean-energy innovation is building
Donald Trump’s attacks on wind and solar will not stop it
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Francesco Saraceno @fsaraceno.bsky.social · Aug 10
Il mio #DiarioEuropeo di oggi per Domani sostiene che i costi economici dell’accordo del Resort sui #Dazi sono di molto inferiori a quelli politici, devastanti.

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Il vero costo dell’accordo sui dazi: il disastro non è economico, ma politico
L’accordo del resort scozzese tra Von der Leyen e Trump minimizza i costi economici per l’Europa della guerra commerciale. Ma chi lo difende non sembra valutare correttamente i costi politici di lungo...
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