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Odd Lots · October 8, 2026 · 52m

What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Economic Problems in Europe

In this episode, economist Dominik Leusder challenges the dominant narrative that Europe is in irreversible decline. He argues that the landmark Draghi report may have mismeasured the true scale of Europe's competitiveness problems, while also questioning whether Europe needs its own frontier AI model. The conversation also covers flawed productivity metrics like long lunches and the continent's complicated economic relationship with China.

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The Draghi report mismeasured Europe's problems
Leusder argues that the Draghi report may have misdiagnosed Europe's competitiveness issues, underestimating the true scale of the challenge.
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The popular narrative of European decline might be inaccurate
The widespread belief that Europe is in terminal decline could be overstated or mischaracterized.

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