Nicholas Barrett
Press Officer
Nick Barrett was the producer and presenter of Bruegel's podcast, The Sound of Economics. Before moving to Brussels he worked as a journalist, interviewing non-fiction authors for The Economist. His work has also been published in the Financial Times, the Huffington Post, the New Statesman and Vanity Fair
Featured work
Mythbusters: debunking economic myths
Economics seems to be full of myths that are hard to debunk. Will robots take our jobs? Are trade deficits bad? Is China such a big economy simply bec
Coronavirus: the economic prognosis
The coronavirus is going to hit the global economy hard, but how hard? What can policymakers plan for the months ahead? Nicholas Barrett asks Guntram
The European Green Deal rules
When it comes to global carbon emission is a tax the best form of defence? To make the European Green Deal work, the EU is considering a levy on carbo
Where are the women in economics?
The field of economics, like many others, seems to be biased towards men. How are women disadvantaged? Makfire Alija and Katja Knezevic join Nicholas
All work
Podcast
03 April 2020
Mythbusters: debunking economic myths
Economics seems to be full of myths that are hard to debunk. Will robots take our jobs? Are trade deficits bad? Is China such a big economy simply bec
Podcast
09 March 2020
Where are the women in economics?
The field of economics, like many others, seems to be biased towards men. How are women disadvantaged? Makfire Alija and Katja Knezevic join Nicholas
Podcast
09 March 2020
The European Green Deal rules
When it comes to global carbon emission is a tax the best form of defence? To make the European Green Deal work, the EU is considering a levy on carbo
Podcast
09 March 2020
Coronavirus: the economic prognosis
The coronavirus is going to hit the global economy hard, but how hard? What can policymakers plan for the months ahead? Nicholas Barrett asks Guntram
Podcast
28 February 2020
Podcast
19 February 2020
From Brussels with love? Russia's economic dependence on the EU
Despite the political antagonism, the EU and Russia are not only geographically, but also economically, reliant on each other: European houses are hea
Podcast
17 February 2020
Can hybrid threats disrupt the financial system?
From cashless payments to digital banking, finance has become intangible and global. But, while speed and convenience have made our international tran
Podcast
14 February 2020
The EU's plan to catch up on artificial intelligence
While the US and China have been setting the pace when it comes to Artificial Intelligence, the European Union seems to be lagging behind. What are th
Podcast
05 February 2020
Industrial revolutions might not be as fun as they look
AI promises a new industrial revolution but history warns us that industrial revolutions aren't always that fun for people in the eye of the storm. Th
Podcast
29 January 2020
The science of Brexit
On Saturday morning, the United Kingdom will wake up outside the European Union. After 37 years of collaboration, how will Brexit affect research and