Industrial policy

Following a boom, China's electric vehicle industry now faces weak domestic demand and heightened geopolitical risk

The story of China's EV industry.

The story of China’s electric vehicle industry

China's EV industry is not just about rapid growth and success; it involves intricate geopolitical dynamics that could put its success at risk.

The manufacturing jobs boom that isn’t

The US Inflation Reduction Act shows that massive subsidies are not leading to massive manufacturing job creation.

Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution

American ‘green’ protectionism, industrial decarbonsiation, and transatlantic steel and aluminium negotiations – a response to Todd N. Tucker and Timothy Meyer

Green tech race? The US Inflation Reduction Act and the EU Net Zero Industry Act in The World Economy

Section 232 reloaded: the false promise of the transatlantic ‘climate club’ for steel and aluminium

This paper sets out the EU and US perspectives on the ongoing negotiations and evaluates their initial negotiation proposals.

Can Europe make its space launch industry competitive?

Europe is falling behind in the global commercial space launch sector; a new programme may not be enough to fix the shortcomings

The triple purpose of EU industrial policy

How can the European Union’s industrial policy advance decarbonisation while fostering strategic autonomy and economic efficiency?

Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution: A policy for net zero, growth and resilience

This book assesses what must be done to implement industrial policy in a way that will achieve overarching goals while minimising distortions.

Rebooting the European Union’s Net-Zero Industry Act

The proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act still needs work before it can realize its objectives, according to a new paper by Bruegel.

Rebooting the European Union’s Net Zero Industry Act

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.