Blog post
09 May 2016
The rebellion of globalisation’s losers
What’s at stake: The prevailing narrative for the rise of anti-establishment politicians is that advocates of integration vastly underestimated the pl
Trade policy
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Event
29 April 2016
Will China's slowdown bring headwinds or opportunities for Europe and Central Asia?
After years of rapid growth, China's GDP is expanding more slowly.
Blog post
04 April 2016
Trade deficits and jobs at the ZLB
What’s at stake: In the populist narrative against globalization, trade deficits are seen as costing jobs. While this mercantilist view of the world i
Blog post
21 March 2016
The trade-backlash explanation of Trump & Sanders
What’s at stake: The success of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders has had bloggers wondered whether the backlash against globali
Opinion piece
17 March 2016
The UK’s sovereignty myth
Those who argue that Brexit would let the UK “take back sovereignty” overlook the impact of trade on domestic law-making.
Blog post
16 March 2016
EU Association Agreement could help Ukraine to reform
Ukraine’s closer ties with the EU have been controversial. The Association Agreement is now facing a referendum in the Netherlands. But what exactly i
Blog post
03 March 2016
Fog in the Channel: Brexit through the eyes of international trade
As we approach the referendum that will decide whether the UK continues to be a member of the European Union, we review the UK’s trade position. If Br
Blog post
17 February 2016
The Eurozone needs less heterogeneity
Misalignments of real exchange rates continue to be the most visible and painful symptom of asymmetric shocks within the Eurozone. An important factor
Blog post
08 February 2016
Speech by Miguel Arias Cañete on EU’s climate and energy policies after COP21
Speech held at Bruegel event on "How will the Paris agreement impact EU climate and energy policies?", on 8 February 2016.
Blog post
15 December 2015
Too early to celebrate: What markets tell us about the credibility of the Paris climate agreement
The price of carbon emissions has decreased markedly since the first draft of the Paris Agreement has been released. The decrease in the price of futu
Blog post
01 December 2015
Have central banks lost their ability to control inflation?
The potential effects of global integration on inflation dynamics, and whether this could affect the ability of central banks to fulfil their mandates
Blog post
26 November 2015
Real exchange rates in conflict zones
Several countries experiencing conflict have been able to maintain a stable nominal exchange rate and thereby their real exchange rates were either st
Blog post
24 November 2015
The impact of the oil-price shock on net oil exporters
In the second half of 2014 and early 2015, international oil prices approximately halved. What have been the consequences of this sharp decline on net
Article
13 November 2015
Public Hearing on the EU´s Future Trade and Investment Strategy
Committee on International Trade (INTA), European Parliament, 12 November 2015.
Policy brief
12 November 2015
Is globalisation reducing the ability of central banks to control inflation?
This Policy Contribution reviews the impact of globalisation on inflation dynamics, and it analyses whether and how this affects the ability of centra
Blog post
06 October 2015
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Should the key losers - China and Europe - join forces?
After five years of struggle, a massive trade pact has been signed among the US, Japan and 10 other economies (mostly in Asia but also Latin America):