Bo Sangers
Bo is a Research Assistant at Bruegel. She specialises in macroeconomic, monetary and fiscal policy. Her master's thesis analysed the predictive power of the distribution of household inflation expectations.
She speaks Dutch and English.
She holds a master's in Economics with specialisation in Monetary Policy and Banking from the University of Amsterdam. Before joining Bruegel, Bo worked as a Schuman Trainee at the European Parliament in the Directorate-General for Economy, Transformation and Industry, where she drafted background briefings for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on topics such as the new economic governance framework, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and monetary policy.
Featured work
A new strategy to contain stablecoin risks in the European Union
EU reluctance on stablecoins may backfire as US-backed dollar tokens spread, pushing demand offshore and importing dollar risks into Europe
The European Union’s external imbalances: past, future and policy
Europe’s rising external surplus now rivals China’s, reflecting weak investment and growing surpluses, pointing to a need for pro-investment reforms
National plans, regional voices: cohesion policy in the next European Union budget
NRPPs could raise the EU added value of the 2028–34 budget, but reform conditions and decision-making must better reflect regional needs
All work
Policy Brief
20 May 2026
A new strategy to contain stablecoin risks in the European Union
EU reluctance on stablecoins may backfire as US-backed dollar tokens spread, pushing demand offshore and importing dollar risks into Europe
Working paper
16 April 2026
The European Union’s external imbalances: past, future and policy
Europe’s rising external surplus now rivals China’s, reflecting weak investment and growing surpluses, pointing to a need for pro-investment reforms
Policy Brief
26 March 2026
National plans, regional voices: cohesion policy in the next European Union budget
NRPPs could raise the EU added value of the 2028–34 budget, but reform conditions and decision-making must better reflect regional needs