Industrial policy

China’s quest for innovation: progress and bottlenecks

We identify three potential bottlenecks that might be hindering the translation of China’s innovation efforts into productivity growth.

Can Chinese growth defy gravity?

This paper discusses China’s growth for the next two decades, identifying the main challenges and factors that could mitigate its deceleration.

After the great energy crisis: Europe’s new landscape

Briefing to the US Senate Climate Change Task Force.

How should EU policymakers reboot the NZIA?

De-risking as an economic strategy

Net Zero Industry Act

Testimony before the S&D ITRE Working Group at the European Parliament.

A new measure of aggregate trade restrictions: cyclical drivers and macro effects

In this paper, we present a new measure of aggregate trade restrictions.

Europe’s critical struggle with its economic paradigm

As the European elections approach, the main policy choices are more existential than perhaps ever before.

Adjusting to the energy shock: the right policies for European industry

In its industrial strategy response, the EU must ask if the energy-intensive parts of the value chain should be outsourced permanently.

How should the European Union’s industry respond to the energy crisis?

Having weathered the 2022 energy crisis, it is time to consider its longer-term repercussions on the European Union’s industry.

How can an EU industrial policy mitigate the effects of rising energy costs?

In failure or success, SpaceX is a wake up call for Europe

Europe is lagging behind in cost-effective delivery of payloads into orbit

The unbecoming rivalry at the heart of the EU

A battle of egos between Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel is putting the EU’s post-pandemic solidarity at risk.

Assessing Europe’s strategy on critical raw materials

What role do critical raw materials play in the EU’s industrial policy?

The Net-Zero Industry Act puts EU credibility at risk

The EU Net-Zero Industry Act looks like it’s been set up to keep everyone happy – and to achieve limited results.