In this policy brief, Jean Pisani-Ferry and Bruno van Pottelsberghe show that although the crisis originated in the US, Europe‘s outlook has deteriorated faster and…
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Handle with care! Post-crisis growth in the EU
15th April 2009
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Estimating the size of the European stimulus packages
15th April 2009
David Saha and Jakob von Weizsäcker present the latest breakdown of the fiscal stimuli in the 13 largest EU economies and compare the total European…
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Politique budgétaire: Stabilisateurs ou politique discrétionnaire?
2nd April 2009
In a book chapter co-written with Laurence Boone of Barclays Capital, Bruegel Director Jean Pisani-Ferry evaluates the pros and cons of budgetary activism, discussing when…
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Reshaping the global economy
31st March 2009
Jean Pisani-Ferry and Indhira Santos observe that the crisis and the national responses to it have started to reshape the global economy. But beyond the…
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International governance- is the G20 the right forum?
30th March 2009
Jean Pisani-Ferry puts forward the idea that the G20 is a significantly less suitable forum for discussion of regulatory matters than of macroeconomic issues and…
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The G20 in the aftermath of the crisis: a Euro-Asian view
24th March 2009
In 2009 the global economy switched from recession to recovery. However, the pace of the recovery has been very different in different parts of the…
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Weathering the storm- Fair weather versus stormy-weather governance in the euro area
18th March 2009
Jean Pisani-Ferry and André Sapir believe that the euro has proved attractive as a fair-weather currency for countries and investors well beyond its borders. But…
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A lifeline for Europe's young radical innovators
16th March 2009
In this Policy Brief, Reinhilde Veugelers shows that Young Innovative Companies (YICs) in Europe achieve significantly higher innovative sales than other innovation-active firms, representing 36%…
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The battle for talent: globalisation and the rise of executive pay
9th February 2009
This paper explores the role of globalisation in the rise of executive pay in Austria and Germany. According to Dalia Marin, firms more exposed to…
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Of markets, products and prices- the effects of the euro on European firms
9th February 2009
In this Blueprint, Lionel Fontagné, Thierry Mayer and Gianmarco Ottaviano, show that trade flows have not increased meaningfully since the introduction of the euro. However,…
