Covid-19

A European Think Tank’s Experience with the Global Pandemic: The Case of Bruegel

This chapter reviews Bruegel's experience and role in policy formation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Economic efficiency versus geopolitical resilience: strategic autonomy’s difficult balancing act

A timely analysis on the notion of strategic autonomy in the EU's industrial policy.

European Union countries’ recovery and resilience plans

What China’s reopening will mean for the global economy

A timely discussion about the reopening of China after the zero-Covid policy and its implications on the global economy

The hidden inequalities of digitalisation in the post-pandemic context

Digital automation has affected working conditions quite broadly, beyond job loss, in several other important ways.

The ‘anywhere’ jobs are not everywhere – they’re in cities

Given new remote working arrangements, online gigs can be completed in the lowest-cost locations; they’re mainly done by workers in large cities.

The COVID–19 pandemic and China’s economic slowdown

Any convergence with the U.S. economy will not continue for long.

China protests add to uncertainty for investors

Demonstrations show how the country is struggling to deal with Covid and an easing of lockdowns.

Promotion of high capacity broadband to rebuild and recover from the pandemic

High-capacity broadband infrastructure will be a key enabler of a forward-looking recovery after COVID-19.

Using online data to glimpse into the future of work

Labour-market data from online sources can identify emerging occupations and skill demand, helping policymakers prepare better for future needs.

Can China get its economy back on track?

An insight of China’s economy in the first half of 2022 and what to expect next.

The European Renewal: Making the most of pandemic recovery

COVID-19 remains dangerous, but if Europe can continue its unprecedented fiscal co-operation the crisis could give way to a new era of prosperity.

COVID-19 in the European Union: health impacts and effects on economic activity

What matters when it comes to managing the pandemic is to prevent intensive-care admissions and deaths arising from COVID-19.

COVID-19 and the shift to remote work

Hybrid arrangements in which part of the week is spent at the office, and part at home, are likely to become the norm.

The cost of China's dynamic zero-COVID policy

What does zero-COVID mean for both China and the global economy?