Blog post
05 January 2021
When the future changes the past: fiscal indicator revisions
The 2020 pandemic economic shock has led to reassessment of fiscal policy measures in 2018 and earlier, because of faulty measurement of unobserved ou
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Blog post
28 September 2020
Common eurobonds should become Europe’s safe asset – but they don’t need to be green
The plan to fund the European Union’s recovery programme via debt issuance has raised hopes of a new type of euro-denominated safe asset.
Podcast
16 September 2020
The State of the Union going forward
In the first Sound of Economics Live episode after summer we look at the State of the Union address delivered by Ursula von der Leyen.
Comment
23 June 2020
A tale of two pandemics
The two narratives briefly examined here cast light on different aspects of the EU in the times of Covid-19. Euroskeptic nationalists typically propag
Report
26 May 2020
A Just Transition Fund – How the EU budget can help with the transition
On 14 January 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for a Just Transition Mechanism, intended to provide support to territories facing
Policy brief
05 March 2020
A European carbon border tax: much pain, little gain
The European Commission should not make the implementation of a carbon border adjustment mechanism into a must-have element of its climate policy. The
Podcast
14 February 2020
The EU's plan to catch up on artificial intelligence
While the US and China have been setting the pace when it comes to Artificial Intelligence, the European Union seems to be lagging behind. What are th
Comment
23 January 2020
European capital markets union, by rule and by choice
While the euro is now a leading global currency and the European Central Bank has become a comprehensive banking supervisor, Europe’s markets have bee
Blog post
15 January 2020
European green finance is expanding, a discount on bank capital would discredit it
If EU banks are to mobilise a greater share of loans for sustainable projects they will need a reliable policy framework, clear internal performance t
Policy brief
09 January 2020
Market versus policy Europeanisation: has an imbalance grown over time?
This Policy Contribution tests the hypothesis that an imbalance has grown in Europe over the last few decades because markets have integrated to a gre
Podcast
11 December 2019
What's inside the European Green Deal?
President Ursula Von der Leyen has presented her European Green Deal before the European Parliament. How will it work? What are its implications? And
Blog post
10 December 2019
The European Green Deal needs a reformed fiscal framework
The European Green Deal should include a sustainable investment strategy that will help citizens change behaviour and companies switch technologies. B
Podcast
07 November 2019
How to make the European Green Deal work (Part One)
The European Green Deal will be a defining feature of Ursula Von der Leyen's incoming Commission. But will carbon border taxes and single carbon price
Policy brief
05 November 2019
How to make the European Green Deal work
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a European Green Deal that would make Europe climate neutral by 2050. With this Policy Contribution, the authors pro
Comment
08 October 2019
Europe: en finir avec la politique en silos
Projetée dans un monde de rapport de force dont les principaux protagonistes ne séparent pas géopolitique et économie, l’UE va devoir conduire un chan
Comment
01 October 2019
Coming soon: a massive laboratory for ‘Green New Deals’
Green New Deals’ are not going to turn countries into ‘hermit nations’,but they are not going to turn countries into economic paradises either. They s