Event
12 December 2014
Designing a European fiscal union: lessons from the experience of fiscal federations
European Macroeconomics and Governance
Fiscal policy
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Blog post
05 December 2014
What is behind the reduction of private sector debt? Comparing Spain and the UK
Spain and the United Kingdom are going through a deleveraging process, with their private debt-to-GDP ratios dropping by around 18% in the United Kin
Blog post
03 December 2014
The ECB’s balance sheet, if needed
In his press conference on November 6th, ECB President Mario Draghi pledged monetary stimulus, although only “if needed.” These words have won Mr
Blog post
25 November 2014
How can Europe avoid secular stagnation?
Larry Summers crystallized an important question in a recent speech: Has the world economy entered a period of “secular stagnation”? The slow rec
Blog post
24 October 2014
Monetary policy cannot solve secular stagnation alone
Larry Summers crystallized an important development and question in a recent speech given at the IMF research conference: has the world economy entere
Blog post
25 August 2014
Blogs review: The secular stagnation hypothesis
What’s at stake: On November 16, the Harvard economist and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers gave a provocative talk at an International
Video
17 June 2014
Policy Contribution
07 February 2014
In sickness and in health: protecting and supporting public investment in Europe
The long-term decline in gross public investment in European Union countries mirrors the trend in other advanced economies, but recent developments ha
Opinion piece
10 January 2014
Monetary policy cannot solve secular stagnation
What role can quantitative easing play? I am not quite as negative on QE as Olivier Blanchard but certainly agree that it cannot fundamentally solve t
Policy Contribution
10 January 2013
Options for a Euro-area fiscal capacity
This Policy Contribution is based on a briefing paper for the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s Monetary Dialogue: Europe
Policy Brief
12 July 2010
Fiscal federalism in crisis: lessons for Europe from the US
Drawing comparisons between the fiscal architecture and situation in the US and the European Union, Bruegel Research Fellow Zsolt Darvas answers three