Niet-werkende ouders grootste rem leerlingen

Ouders hebben die niet werken, bezorgt een kind een groter risico op schoolse achterstand dan laag opgeleide of arme ouders hebben of van allochtone oorsprong zijn. Lees het volledige artikel in De Standaard hier.

Do not fall for talk of European solvency

While the Europeans are celebrating the end of the financial crisis, something strange is happening in the bond markets. The gap in the yields – the spread – between the 10-year bonds of peripheral eurozone countries and Germany has been growing at an alarming rate. It is now close to the level that prevailed in the days before the European Union decided to set up its bail-out fund in May.

Read this article in the FT here.

“Low for long” policy rates: Risky but needed to keep the global financial system in balance

Are low interest rates storing up more trouble for the future? This column argues that low interest rates have been necessary to sustain large current-account imbalances. With global imbalances unlikely to be redressed any time soon, low interest rates may be the best option for a while longer – but this policy is not without its risks.

Read this article on Voxeu.org here.

Départ accru de seniors

Une étude d’Agoria indique que 2 171 travailleurs âgés sur 8 476 quitteront leur emploi en 2020 sur Liège-Luxembourg.

Lisez l'article dans LLB ici.

Parents au chômage, les résultats scolaires chuttent

Les enfants dont au moins un des deux parents est au chômage courent le plus de risques de subir un retard scolaire à l'école primaire.

Lisez l'article dans LLB ici.