Corruption

How could Hungary streamline public spending without undermining growth?

Zsolt Darvas

Hungary has room to streamline public spending without hurting growth

Cutting some state operating and economic spending to the average of its regional peers could save Hungary more than four percent of GDP

Zsolt Darvas

What future for the Hungarian economy?

Zsolt Darvas

Hungary’s new beginning – under tight fiscal constraints

The long-awaited change of government gives Hungary an opportunity to tackle tough economic and social challenges while re-aligning with Europe

Zsolt Darvas

The risks for Russia and Europe: how new sanctions could hit economic ties

To play a deterrent role against Russian military action, sanctions would have to be very broad, have a rapid effect and be as coordinated as possible

Guntram B. Wolff, Niclas Poitiers, Monika De Ridder (Grzegorczyk) and Pauline Weil

The socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa

Confronted with COVID-19, high-income Gulf countries have done better than most of their middle- and low-income neighbours; Jordan and Morocco are als

Marek Dabrowski and Marta Domínguez-Jiménez

Six years after Ukraine’s Euromaidan: reforms and challenges ahead

The political events of early 2014 and the conflict with Russia had a strong negative impact on the Ukrainian economy.

Georg Zachmann, Marek Dabrowski and Marta Domínguez-Jiménez

Ukraine: The struggle for reforms continues

The modernisation of the Ukrainian economy and state continues to develop at an unsatisfactory pace due to a lack of pro-reform political consensus. T

Marek Dabrowski

Ukraine’s oligarchs are bad for democracy and economic reform

Ukraine’s late and incomplete economic reform created a class of super-wealthy oligarchs who now stand in the way of further liberalisation. The oliga

Marek Dabrowski

Demonetisation: India’s stress test

What were the reasons for the Indian government's sudden decision to remove 86% of hard currency from circulation? Will Modi's monetary intervention a

Suman Bery

Corruptionomics in Italy

Tackling corruption is not only a matter of fairness, but it is also crucial to boost Italy’s potential output after three years of recession and almo

Alessio Terzi