Silvia Merler

Understanding money in the EU

How do citizens keep track of their finances and investments, and how can the European Commission help?

What are the trials ahead for EU sustainable finance and climate insurance?

Sudden stops in the euro area

This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in March 2012

Can defence investment be sustainable? The European Commission thinks so

European Commission guidance on defence investment and sustainability could ease reputational concerns for investors

More EU debt issuance would be the best response to Trump’s tariffs

The European Union should think strategically and seize the opportunity to fill the void created by Trump

Is sustainable finance dead?

Sustainability rules are not a block on EU defence financing, but reputational fears are

To mobilise private capital for weapons, the European Commission should clarify the status of defence investing in its sustainable finance framework

Streamlining or hollowing out? The implications of the Omnibus package for sustainable finance

EU reporting simplification will result in less information and introduce distortions in the sustainable finance market

How to improve the European Union’s sustainable finance framework

Five adjustments would make the EU sustainable finance framework more effective at delivering the desired alignment of incentives

How should the EU react to the US attack on corporate sustainability?

The European Union should continue to push companies on net-zero alignment, but pragmatic changes can help ease burdens and maintain EU leadership

Memo to the commissioner responsible for financial services

Europe's takeaway from recent banking turmoil

A deep dive into EU regulation of the banking sector and how European banks were affected by the recent bank collapses.

Is the current crisis management framework enough for the age of digital bank runs?

Fast and furious: how digital bank runs challenge the banking-crisis rulebook

The speed of recent bank failures has shown the need for more systemic protection of the financial system.

War in Ukraine: implications for the global financial system and central banks

A special episode of the Sound of Economics Live on the global financial system and central banks in the wake of sanctions imposed on Russia.

How Europe can sustain Russia sanctions

Russia's war in Ukraine has underscored the need for Europe finally to invest more in its own defence and security. Such an outrageous act of aggressi

The microeconomics of Christmas

Review of major contributions to the literature on the controversial topic of the deadweight loss of Christmas.

Les gilets jaunes

For weeks, protesters wearing yellow motorist vests have taken to the streets of Paris to protest against the rising price of fuel. They have since ta

Green central banking

A few weeks ago, Silvia Merler discussed the rise of “ethical investing”. A related question emerging from the discussion is whether central banks sho

Machine learning and economics

Machine learning (ML), together with artificial intelligence (AI), is a hot topic. Economists have been looking into machine learning applications not