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The Transatlantic Divide: How Europe and the US Are Drifting Further Apart

This masterclass examines the widening gap between European and American approaches to capitalism, governance, and global competitiveness.

PROFILE Master Degree and Executive education
DATE 4th November 2025
TIME 18:00 - 20:00 (GMT -04:00)
LANGUAGE English
EVENT FORMAT Face to Face events
The Transatlantic Divide: How Europe and the US Are Drifting Further Apart

This masterclass examines the widening gap between European and American approaches to capitalism, governance, and global competitiveness. This session will analyze structural economic trends, the role of central institutions, and how social contracts and political dynamics have influenced each region’s response to globalization, technology, and demographic change.

Our speakers

Professor of Economics

Gayle Allard, a professor of Economics at IE since 2002, studied at the University of California (PhD in Economics) and Johns Hopkins University (Master in International Affairs), and her research has centered on labor markets. She appears regularly in leading international media as a commentator on today's key economic problems.