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Martin Sandbu

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Martin Sandbu is the Financial Times's European Economics Commentator. He also writes Free Lunch, the FT's weekly newsletter on the global economic policy debate. He has been writing for the FT since 2009, when he joined the paper as Economics Leader Writer.

Before joining the FT, he worked in academia and policy consulting. He has taught and carried out research at Harvard, Columbia and the Wharton School, and has advised governments and NGOs on natural resources and economic development. He is the author of three books, on business ethics, the euro, and on "the economics of belonging". He was educated at the universities of Oxford and Harvard.

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    Europe
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    The emergence of new institutions across the continent is a sign of fresh forms of cross-border fellow feeling

  • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
    Free LunchMacroeconomics
    The new social contract and your money Premium content

    Beyond the unknowns of 2022, what does the shift in economic consensus mean for investors?

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    Free LunchUK Inequality
    While we wait for levelling up Premium content

    Some ideas for addressing regional inequality

  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    To live with Covid, we must plan for a permanent pandemic

    Governments should adopt well-rehearsed emergency regimes that the public and business understand

  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    US Inflation
    Year in a word: Transitory

    As inflation accelerated to record levels, analysts predicting it would be shortlived appeared out of step

  • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
    Free LunchUniversal basic income
    The case for the affordability of universal basic income Premium content

    There are many arguments against UBI. That it could never be affordable is not one of them

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Free LunchGlobal Economy20 min
    The case for a universal basic income

    The pandemic has opened the door to radical economic reform, argues the FT's Martin Sandbu

  • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
    Global Economy
    Europe has rediscovered the social market economy

    Covid compelled governments to intervene to support livelihoods, spurring a tide of labour reforms

  • Thursday, 16 December, 2021
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    Looking for the next financial crisis Premium content

    What seems most boring may be what kills you

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    Globalisation
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    The global state of inequality Premium content

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  • Sunday, 5 December, 2021
    European Union
    Clear ambition is required if Europe is to rival China’s Belt and Road

    The EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ infrastructure plan risks faltering without proper funding and explicit aims

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Free LunchGerman politics
    Germany’s new government offers more than meets the eye Premium content

    A read of the 178-page coalition agreement — so you don’t have to

  • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
    Free LunchJoe Biden
    Taking stock of Biden’s Rooseveltian ambitions Premium content

    The US president has done less than his 1930s predecessor but more than most of the others

  • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
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    The EU’s fiscal rules need more than technical tweaks

    But there are signs that old suspicions over public finances between Europe’s north and south are waning

  • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
    Free LunchGlobal inflation
    Inflation panic-mongers should not declare victory Premium content

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  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Global InsightEU tech regulation
    EU’s win against Google provides reminder of its regulatory power

    Yet progress is slow and bloc continues to wrangle over incoming Big Tech supervision

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
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    The imperceptible approach of global carbon pricing Premium content

    It is far from the COP26 headlines, but progress is happening

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    EU energy
    The Gordian knot of Europe’s gas dependence

    A clear commitment to blue hydrogen would help the EU achieve its ambitious climate goals

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    Free LunchScottish independence
    The Scottish currency question Premium content

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    Free LunchUK economic growth
    Fiscal tightening is upon us Premium content

    The UK is gambling that private demand is rebounding strongly and durably enough

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    EU economy
    Germany and Europe face the same challenges in upending fiscal status quo

    All partners have to grasp this chance to support drastic improvements in EU economic policy

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    Free LunchEU rule of law
    How vulnerable are Poland and Hungary to EU financial pressure? Premium content

    Economic performance could be a strength — or mean that political success depends crucially on continued growth

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    Free LunchClimate change
    The work that remains to reach net zero

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