Increasing nervousness in world financial markets give new relevance to the long-standing issues of global current account adjustment. It reminds policymakers that this adjustment, if…

Nicolas Véron writes about France's problem with work. He sees a need to challange the conventional visdon, acording to which longer working hours, less powerful…

In this paper for Contratto e impresa, Juan Delgado, describes the underlying economic logic of the Services Directive and its potential economic impact. Europe‘s services…

André Sapir puts forward some comments and recommendations about the Lisbon Methodology (LIME) Working Group. This Policy Contribution was presented at the first meeting of LIME‘S Working Group on 1 February 2007.

In their policy brief, visiting Bruegel Scholar Etienne Wasmer and Research Fellow Jakob von Weizsäcker argue for wage insurance and mobility allowances for trade-displaced workers…

Visiting Bruegel Scholar, Xavier Debrun, discusses the role of fiscal institutions, including budget rules and non-partisan agencies, in enhancing fiscal discipline.

Governance of the global economy is becoming a pressing matter and the situation is compounded by the growing number and diversity of players in the…

Paper for the third conference of the Monetary and Stability Foundation, 'Challenges to the financial system –ageing and low Growth'Jean Pisani-Ferry discusses the fact that…

Visiting scholar Xavier Debrun, and Bruegel director Jean Pisani-Ferry contribute to the emerging discussion on reform strategies in the euro area. An earlier version of this note was presented to the Eurogroup Working Group of the Economic Policy Committee of the EU.

Philippe Aghion emphasises that for Europe to stimulate innovation and growth, it is not enough to increase spending on research and development and the protection of intellectual property.