We Love EU: Exploring The Reasons Behind Brexit
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“Money Can’t Buy EU Love – European Funds and the Brexit Referendum” is the title of a paper by Dr. Jan Fidrmuc of Brunel University, and immediately evokes images of several months ago when Remain voters lined the streets of London with ‘We Love EU’ placards and gold and blue flags, as well as recent savage arguments in Brussels over the best course of action as the continent struggles to get over the shock of a member state opting to leave the union.
Dr. Fidrmuc explained to his ISET audience that his paper found that many supporters of the Remain campaign came from British regions which benefited from European structural and cohesion funds, but that EU cohesion policies were undersold as part of the campaign itself. As well as beneficiaries, his paper also revealed that counties with lower unemployment
Yasya Babych of MPRC Attends ADB Workshop on a Role for Development Partners
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As part of a partnership arrangement under the “Good Jobs for Inclusive Growth” study, Yasya Babych of MPRC was invited to participate in an Interim workshop dubbed “Enabling Conditions for Inclusive Growth and Good Jobs: A Role for Development Partners” held on 15-16 September 2016 in Manila, the Philippines by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
This workshop centered on how development partners such as the ADB and other agencies can assist Central Asian and South Caucasus countries achieve inclusive economic growth by promoting the creation of good jobs through their operations. Experts from the eight countries covered by the study discussed the findings of their background papers while ADB staff discussed ways to improve project design and implementations to promote inclusive growth and job creation.
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