tokarski.bsky.social
Head of EU/Europe Division @SWPBerlin At the intersection of #Eurozone, EU politics, and the digital economy PhD in economics Personal views
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@europawel.bsky.social@europawel.bsky.social → @ptokarski.bsky.social@ptokarski.bsky.social → @tokarski.bsky.socialHow do mergers affect productivity and markups across the economy? Tracking 3,759 Spanish mergers from 1997 to 2022, we find average increases of 2% and 4%. Productivity gains are broad-based across industries; markup increases are concentrated in a few. ➡️ www.bde.es/wbe/en/publi... #bdeResearch
Show Post[Opinion] #Eurozone: Political instability meets fiscal limits: Is France the Euro’s next big stress test?, by @tokarski.bsky.social | @swp-berlin.org @swp-europe.bsky.social www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
Show PostI therefore cannot image the (mostly) smooth Starmer to Burnham coronation handover in Germany. If Merz falls, a breakdown of the governing coalition is much more likely that the simple switch to a new CDU Chancellor. Very distabilising.
Show PostThe destablisation around Merz is eerily similar to that of Starmer, with now constant questions whether he can survive politically. The major difference, though, is that the CDU cannot just change its leader and make him (or her?) Chancellor. It would basically require a new coalition agreement.
Show PostWer die Sachsen-Anhalt-Wahl als Grund sieht, die bisherige Unterstützung der Ukraine anzuzweifeln, der bzw die spielt Putin in die Hände. Es geht auch nicht um entweder Verteidigung oder Sozialleistungen, sondern um die Frage, wie beides gelingt. (Stichwort Vermögenssteuer). Berlin.Table, 9.09.26
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