Comment
31 October 2018
Plädoyer gegen eine Politik der Scheinlösungen
Der Daueraufschwung verdeckt, dass Deutschland für die nächste Krise schlecht gerüstet ist. Und das Zeitfenster für Reformen schließt sich.
Financial crisis
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Comment
10 October 2018
Ten years after the crisis: The West’s failure pushing China towards state capitalism
When considering China’s renewed state capitalism, we should be mindful of the damage done by the 2008 financial crisis to the world's perception of W
Blog post
08 October 2018
Financial panic and the Great Recession
A debate on the roles of financial panic in the Great Recession has been pitting Ben Bernanke against Paul Krugman in what has been characterised as “
Podcast
02 October 2018
Director’s Cut: Is economics asking the right questions?
Bruegel deputy director Maria Demertzis welcomes Financial Times commentator Martin Sandbu to explore the journey taken by the field of economics sinc
Blog post
10 September 2018
Lehman Brothers: 10 Years After
Ten years after the bankruptcy that shook the world, we review economists’ take on the lessons learned from the global financial crisis.
Policy brief
06 September 2018
High public debt in euro-area countries: comparing Belgium and Italy
This Policy Contribution looks at the evolution of public debt in Belgium and Italy since 1990 and uses the debt dynamics equation to explain the cont
Blog post
26 June 2018
The European Union must defend Andreas Georgiou
Andreas Georgiou’s case raises disturbing questions about the integrity of European statistical processes. Forceful action by EU authorities on Mr Geo
Working paper
21 June 2018
EU financial services policy since 2007: crisis, responses and prospects
This paper presents a holistic overview and assessment of the European Union (EU)’s financial services policy since the start of its financial crisis
Blog post
05 June 2018
Mini-BOT in the government programme of the Five Star Movement and the League
The economic evaluation of mini-BOT very much depends on its specific characteristics. Overall it appears to be a blend of an inferior security and in
Blog post
31 May 2018
Italian populism calls for hard choices
The economic agenda of Italian populists is likely to exacerbate rather than alleviate Italy’s longstanding problems. But the piecemeal, small-step ap
Comment
28 May 2018
How worried should we be about an Italian debt crisis?
Political backlash to slow growth and immigration has produced the least cooperative government imaginable in Italy, a coalition between the left-popu
External publication
22 May 2018
Central banking in turbulent times
Central banks came out of the Great Recession with increased power and responsibilities. Indeed, central banks are often now seen as 'the only game in
Podcast
15 May 2018
Director's Cut: Post-crisis prognosis for macroeconomics
The global financial crisis prompted the field of macroeconomics to rethink its methods. In this Director's Cut of 'The Sound of Economics', Bruegel
Blog post
19 April 2018
Global income inequality is declining – largely thanks to China and India
Income inequality among citizens of 146 continues to fall, though at a somewhat reduced pace, according to the updated Bruegel dataset. Income conver
Blog post
19 March 2018
Central banks in the age of populism
Two years of elections have shown that we live in an age of increasing political and economic populism. What are the consequences of that for central
Blog post
01 March 2018
Don’t put the blame on me: How different countries blamed different actors for the Eurozone crisis
Why did the eurozone have such difficulties coming to terms with its own shortcomings? The authors believe they have found part of the answer, through