Blog post
19 February 2018
Green bonds: who is to certify ‘sustainability’?
Poland’s issue of a green bond earlier this month was the country’s second financing of this type, and the first ever repeat issue by a sovereign. It
Capital markets
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Blog post
12 February 2018
The stock market slide
The stock market dropped last week, leading to questions and debates as to the underlying reasons. We review economists’ views on the issue.
Policy brief
18 January 2018
Risk reduction through Europe’s distressed debt market
The resolution of non-performing loans (NPLs), a stock of roughly €870 billion in the EU banking industry, is central to the recovery of Europe’s bank
External publication
17 January 2018
Reconciling risk sharing with market discipline: A constructive approach to euro area reform
This publication proposes six reforms to improve the Eurozone’s financial stability, political cohesion, and potential for delivering prosperity.
Blog post
15 January 2018
No Financial Meltdown
Intel suffered only minimal pain in the stock market following revelations about the ‘Meltdown’ hardware vulnerability. But if the market won’t compel
External publication
15 January 2018
Analysis of development in EU capital flows in the global context
The monitoring and analysis of capital movements is essential for policymakers, given that capital flows can have welfare implications. This report, c
Opinion piece
14 December 2017
South Korea needs to watch the BOJ rather than the Fed
Due its actual economic structure, South Korea should be more worried about BOJ's extremely lax stance than about monetary policy normalization by the
Event
29 November 2017
Mergers and innovation
At this closed-door, off-the-record event we will discuss the impact that mergers have on innovation.
Event
21 November 2017
Start-ups' scale-up and innovation
What role is there for policy to address the funding barrier for scaling-up? Do we need a reorientation of the currently pursued policies in European
Blog post
30 October 2017
The capital tax cut debate
How much do workers gain from a capital gains tax cut? CEA chairman Hasset claims the tax cut will cause average household labour income to increase b
Blog post
10 October 2017
An update: sovereign bond holdings in the euro area – the impact of quantitative easing
Since the European Central Bank’s announcement in January 2015 of its quantitative easing programme, national central banks have been buying governmen
Opinion piece
12 August 2017
Europe must seize this moment of opportunity
As the EU enjoys a period of growth and relative stability, there is finally room to undertake long-needed reforms. But it is vital to act soon, and p
Blog post
31 July 2017
The US Antitrust Counter-Revolution
Plenty of recent research has highlighted a rise in concentration in the US economy, across different sectors. Economists are now wondering to what ex
Blog post
24 July 2017
The international effects of ECB’s monetary policy
What’s at stake: the literature on monetary policy spillovers is abundant of studies investigating the impact of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary pol
Policy brief
07 June 2017
Charting the next steps for the EU financial supervisory architecture
The combination of banking union and Brexit justifies a reform of the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authori
Blog post
05 April 2017
EBA relocation should support a long-term ‘twin peaks’ vision
As the Commission launches a review of European financial supervision, the authors argue that Europe needs to move towards a twin peaks model – dividi