Podcast
18 March 2020
How can the EU prevent our economies from shutting down?
From flights cancelled and restaurants closed to companies either slowing or stopping their production, COVID-19 is shutting our economies down. How c
Podcast
18 March 2020
From flights cancelled and restaurants closed to companies either slowing or stopping their production, COVID-19 is shutting our economies down. How c
Blog post
17 March 2020
This blog post sketches two scenarios: one in which countries provide a large fiscal safety net to companies and another in which they do not. Both le
Opinion piece
17 March 2020
The G7 should set an example of international cooperation and come out with a strong signal of unity and support for the euro-area. Only then will the
Opinion piece
16 March 2020
The Outright Monetary Transactions tool is not well suited for Italy right now. Italy needs fiscal support both by itself and by the EU. Italy and the
Opinion piece
13 March 2020
Given how badly the coronavirus outbreak in the US is affecting Trump’s chances to be reelected, let’s hope he comes to its senses and see the advanta
Policy brief
12 March 2020
'Whatever it takes' needs to be the motto to preserve lives and reduce the impact on the economy of the epidemic.
Opinion piece
11 March 2020
The silence from Brussels could be as damaging as the silence on Italian streets
Blog post
10 March 2020
COVID-19 raises a number of serious issues of a sanitary, social and economic nature. While recognizing the difficulty of giving definitive answers at
Opinion piece
10 March 2020
Underlying issues, and not just the coronavirus panic, fed the recent meltdown
Blog post
09 March 2020
The coronavirus is slowly morphing itself into an important shock. While the extent and cost of this pandemic are unknown, we do know that global supp
Podcast
09 March 2020
The coronavirus is going to hit the global economy hard, but how hard? What can policymakers plan for the months ahead? Nicholas Barrett asks Guntram
Opinion piece
04 March 2020
The stimulus is regressive in nature, as the bulk of expenditure is a one-off cash disbursement per adult
Blog post
03 March 2020
Faced with a difficult prognosis, the Italian government has prescribed a three-step strategy to treat the worse economic symptoms of the Coronavirus.
Opinion piece
28 February 2020
Virus shows Southeast Asian factories too dependent on imported production inputs
Podcast
28 February 2020
Blog post
27 February 2020
In 2018, 320 million trips were made between EU countries and almost 2 million people crossed Schengen borders to go to work. Stopping them would cau