Marie-Sophie Lappe

Planning for the rising fiscal costs of climate disasters

Low insurance coverage is turning EU governments into disaster insurers of last resort, strengthening the case for prevention and adaptation finance

Global trade tracker

This dataset monitors goods-trade developments among major economies in the wake of the 2025 US tariff hikes

Russian foreign trade tracker

Tracking Russian trade using data from the EU, China, the US, South Korea, Japan, India, the UK, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Brazil and Kazakhstan

Size versus allocation in capital market development: evidence from pension funds and insurance companies

EU capital markets stay small as savings sit in deposits, making insurers and pension funds pivotal if portfolios shift into productive assets

How Compelling is the Case for Common European Debt?

Gas market shocks: tracing the effect on euro area inflation expectations

Debt sustainability in Japan and the case for a fiscal council

Rising rates are testing Japan’s fiscal framework, with debt dynamics hinging on growth and pointing to the need for adjustment and a fiscal council

What will it take to make Japan’s debt sustainable?

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

European and Chinese exports kept growing despite the 2025 Trump trade shock

Diversification has kept global trade strong, despite Trump’s tariffs and accelerated US-China decoupling

Double tax – why women pay it and what to do about it

Fixing gender inequality could reap big gains for the entire economy

What are governments buying?

How does the European Union manage public-sector procurement, and is there room for environmental goals?

European Green Industrial Policy at a Crossroads? A Pilot Set of Conjoint Experiments Among Policy Experts

Advantages and pitfalls of green public procurement as a European strategic tool

Green public procurement supports EU climate goals but may conflict with other objectives, creating trade-offs that challenge its effectiveness

Europe’s savings debate should focus on the bigger picture

Contrary to common belief, savings do not flee Europe for the United States, but the EU could still do more to put its savings to work domestically

Plugging Europe’s investment gap: understanding the potential of leveraging institutional investors

Expanding funded pensions via auto-enrolment could boost long-term investment and saver security, allowing the EU to address its investment gap

CORE concerns: why a turnover-based levy is wrong for the EU budget

A plan to raise EU revenues from companies benefitting from the single market would create risks and distortions, and should be withdrawn

Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest?

Europe needs long-term, patient capital to meet its investment needs. Where is the money going and how can policymakers help?

Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget

European industrial policy at a crossroads? Evidence from an expert survey

A modest experiment shows that a specialised Brussels policy audience broadly agrees with Mario Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness