How long can a love story last in Economics? Apparently barely three years:
- The Economist, July 27th 2006: Viva Zapatero! Reassessing the Spanish prime minister
- The Economist, November 26th 2009: Unsustainable. Spanish Economic Problems.
The reasons of the break-up are, by the way, pretty conclusive: 19% unemployment, low productivity due, in part, to inefficiencies in the job market and a low investment in R&D…
Final advice for future couples: don’t base your relationship in bricks and mortar…
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