In hindsight, the majority of British voters thinks that Brexit was a mistake. via @MichaelAArouet

Fiscal austerity has undermined climate action. New empirical evidence.

Passenger train lines: Europe vs. US

The Southern €zone (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal) has posted higher GDP growth since Q4-2019 than the rest of the €zone. The main reason is higher investment, which was helped by suspending EU fiscal rules and introducing the EU's Covid-19 recovery fund. via @paologrign

Italy's real wage misery: inflation-adjusted wages in 2020 were lower than in 1990, very different from other advanced economies.