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Labour market researchers have criticised the European Commission's narrow focus on competitiveness when analysing wage developments. Guy van Gyes from Leuven University in Belgium and Thorsten Schulten from the WSI trade union research institute in Germany argue that the Commission tends to ignore the structure of the real economy, the non-price factors and the loose relationship between wages and exports. They say that wage developments have the potential to counter deflationary price trends, stabilise and increase private demand, counter income inequality and push for inclusive productivity
(25 February 2016) The European Union does not need more austerity and structural reform. We need public investment in people and infrastructure including in education, health and social services. And