Opinion piece
23 June 2021
What to expect from the ECB’s monetary policy strategy review?
Emphasis will be placed on greening monetary policy and clarifying the ECB's price stability objective, but is this enough?
Monetary policy
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External publication
09 June 2021
What Are the Effects of the ECB’s Negative Interest Rate Policy?
This paper explores the potential effects (and side effects) of negative rates in theory and examines the evidence to determine what these effects hav
Event
19 May 2021
After COVID-19: a most wanted recovery
This event was part of the T20 Spring Roundtables and focused on strategies for a swift and sustainable economic recovery for Europe.
Podcast
21 April 2021
Africa's battle with COVID-19
How can we ensure a worldwide balanced and inclusive recovery from the Covid pandemic?
Blog post
24 March 2021
How has COVID-19 affected inflation measurement in the euro area?
COVID-19 has complicated inflation measurement. Policymakers need to take this into account and should look at alternative measures of inflation to un
Event
18 March 2021
The impact of COVID-19 on productivity: preliminary firm evidence
Online event organised in the framework of MICROPROD, a project to improve our understanding of productivity, its drivers and how we measure it.
Policy brief
10 March 2021
Low interest rates in Europe and the US: one trend, two stories
Interest rates have been on a long-term decline, associated with declining productivity growth.
Podcast
10 March 2021
Low interest rates: a transatlantic phenomenon
Structural factors are putting downward pressure on rates: is it time for macroeconomic policy to play second fiddle in managing demand?
Podcast
05 March 2021
Macroeconomic outlook: are we back on track?
Summary of the macro outlook based on Commission forecasts and analysis of the global picture.
Opinion piece
02 March 2021
A K-shaped recovery and the role of fiscal policy
The spine of the letter represents the fall in activity at the start of the pandemic. Then there is a split, which leads to the two ‘arms’ that captur
Blog post
24 February 2021
A brown or a green European Central Bank?
The European Central Bank portfolio is skewed towards the brown economy, reflecting a bias in the market.
Podcast
24 February 2021
Can central banks save the planet?
“We are not going to lead our society to a low-carbon economy by continuing to finance the status quo. “
Opinion piece
24 February 2021
Central banking’s brave new world
Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, central bankers have been busy developing new policy instruments to fight fires and ward off emerging threats. N
Blog post
17 February 2021
Continuing fiscal support and the risk of inflation
Ongoing fiscal support in the United States is not expected to provoke inflation risks. There are no immediate inflationary risks in the euro area eit
Event
27 January 2021
In search of a fitting monetary policy: the ECB's strategy review
The ECB is reviewing its monetary policy strategy. How to ensure monetary policy is fit for purpose in a fast changing world?
Event
26 January 2021
Conversation with President Jin Liqun (AIIB) on key Infrastructure trends that could shape the recovery
What will happen to infrastructure financing in a post-COVID world?