Dirk Schoenmaker

Future-proofing and creative destruction

How EU sustainable finance can find a way forward

What could the rising weight of US firms in European asset management mean for Europe?

Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management

US firms’ rise in EU asset management may weaken sustainable finance, making tougher stewardship, ESMA supervision and autonomy urgent

Measuring GDP at risk in the low-carbon transition

Our model provides a bird’s eye view of a country’s exposure to transition

What if central banks took the Paris Agreement seriously?

What can central banks do to take the Paris Agreement seriously?

Central banks should take a macro approach to managing system-wide risks stemming from the climate transition

How the financial sector can speed up the green transition

Is corporate finance really an obstacle to a more sustainable world?

Price stability is all about climate change

The European Central Bank should bring in cheaper greening funding for banks, to offset the impact of high interest rates on the energy transition

Low-carbon allocation in monetary policy implementation

A new integrated-value assessment method for corporate investment

To contribute more to the green transition, companies should start to make investment decisions based on integrated-value assessment.

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.

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. “

Green certificates: a better version of green bonds

"The current design of green bonds means they aren't fulfilling their potential. We propose an alternative: issuance of regular bonds with attached gr

Boosting the resilience of Europe’s financial system in the coronavirus crisis

Europe has a heavily bank-based financial structure, but bank-based financial structures are associated with higher systemic risk than market-based fi

The impact economy: balancing profit and impact

The impact economy model is well-positioned to find an appropriate balance across all three pillars: economic, social and environmental.

Should Denmark and Sweden join the banking Union?

Though outside the euro area, Denmark and Sweden could benefit from joining the European Union’s banking union.

A green recovery

Government policy faces various challenges. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Union set ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions. Now in

A European approach to fund the coronavirus cost is in the interest of all

We had not seen a common challenge as clear as this pandemic. The sum of national actions and programs is likely to be insufficient.

Soaring house prices in major cities: how to spot and moderate them

This article examines whether there are regional differences in house price growth within European countries and find a stronger cyclical pattern in c

Greening monetary policy: An alternative to the ECB’s market-neutral approach

The ECB’s market-neutral approach to monetary policy undermines the general aim of the EU to achieve a low-carbon economy. An alternative tilting appr