Opinion piece
26 May 2020
An equity fund for a zombie-free and EU-wide recovery
Four guiding principles can help ensure a well designed EU equity fund.
European single market
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Event
15 May 2020
The Sound of Economics Live: Rebooting Europe - a framework for post COVID-19 economic recovery
Mapping out the post COVID-19 recovery.
Event
14 May 2020
Democracy in the times of COVID-19 with Věra Jourová
How can Europe uphold its democratic values while fighting COVID-19?
Policy brief
13 May 2020
Rebooting Europe: a framework for a post COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to comp
Event
24 April 2020
The Sound of Economics Live: Post-Council commentary
Can the European leaders meeting at the Council come together for a comprehensive recovery package?
Podcast
24 April 2020
Post-Council commentary
On April 23, EU leaders met virtually to try to come to an agreement for a common European response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What were the measures t
Blog post
14 April 2020
EU trade in medical goods: why self-sufficiency is the wrong approach
As countries are struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages in medical equipment led to EU export controls and war-time like procurement of resp
Opinion piece
10 April 2020
The perils of more debt
Europe must find the “Ways and Means”.
Podcast
03 April 2020
Mythbusters: debunking economic myths
Economics seems to be full of myths that are hard to debunk. Will robots take our jobs? Are trade deficits bad? Is China such a big economy simply bec
Opinion piece
01 April 2020
Will the economic strategy work?
Because even thriving companies can be killed in a matter of weeks by a recession of the magnitude now confronting the world, advanced-economy governm
Podcast
31 March 2020
The macroeconomic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis
From the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to "coronabonds", the EU seems to be struggling to find an appropriate mechanism to tackle the economic cr
Blog post
30 March 2020
The fiscal consequences of the pandemic
The likely economic depression triggered by coronavirus will pose a serious fiscal challenge to some euro-area countries. Given the special circumstan
Opinion piece
27 March 2020
Europe needs a Covid-19 Recovery Programme
Policymakers need to think long-term and start planning a broad investment scheme to reboot the European economy.
Blog post
25 March 2020
What the EU should do and not do on trade in medical equipment
The European Union has introduced export controls on some medical supplies. This was a mistake. It should announce that it is withdrawing the measure,
Blog post
18 March 2020
The case for a derivative market programme
The implementation of a Derivative Market Programme could reaffirm the ECB’s credibility and strong commitment to price stability.
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