Silvia Merler
Silvia Merler is a Non-resident Fellow at Bruegel. She specialises in international macro and financial economics, central banking, EU institutions and policy making.
Her most recent research covers sustainable finance. She also has expertise on European finance, external imbalances, capital flows and adjustment, euro area banks and the Italian economy.
She speaks English and Italian.
Silvia is also an Adjunct Lecturer at John Hopkins SAIS, a Non-resident Fellow at the Bocconi Institute for European Policymaking and Head of Responsible Investment and Policy Research at Algebris Investments. Previously, she was an Affiliate Fellow at Bruegel and an Economic Analyst in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. She holds a PhD in European and Eurasian Studies from John Hopkins SAIS and a BA and MSc in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University. She also holds certificates in Responsible Investment from the UN PRI Academy and a Certificate in Sustainable Investing from the CFA Institute.
Disclosure of interests
Featured work
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
All work
Podcast
12 November 2025
Understanding money in the EU
How do citizens keep track of their finances and investments, and how can the European Commission help?
Newsletter
06 October 2025
Policy Brief
12 August 2025
Sudden stops in the euro area
This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in March 2012
Event
30 September 2025
Building a competitive and climate-resilient Europe: the role of finance and insurance
Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Madrid, jointly organised with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business
First Glance
08 July 2025
Can defence investment be sustainable? The European Commission thinks so
European Commission guidance on defence investment and sustainability could ease reputational concerns for investors
First Glance
11 April 2025
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
Newsletter
24 March 2025
Analysis
17 March 2025
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
First Glance
03 March 2025
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
Policy Brief
13 February 2025
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