Publications

A European circular single market for economic security and competitiveness

This Policy Brief gives an overview of the environmental and economic cases for Europe to improve resource efficiency

Heather Grabbe and Luca Léry Moffat

The three pillars of effective European Union competition policy

This Policy Brief clarifies the relationship between competition and industrial policy, and shows that there is in fact no tension

Fiona M. Scott Morton

Unite, defend, grow: Memos to the European Union leadership 2024-2029

Maria Demertzis, André Sapir and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

Joint public procurement as a tool for European Union industrial policy

Joint procurement could increase the effectiveness of public spending and
help strengthen the EU single market

Francesco Nicoli and Roel Beetsma

The changing dynamics of the Western Balkans on the road to European Union membership: an update

This paper concentrates on economic and social convergence in the region and the economic and institutional aspects of EU accession

Marek Dabrowski and Luca Léry Moffat

Why artificial intelligence is creating fundamental challenges for competition policy

This Policy Brief examines competition-reducing market-entry barriers in each segment in the AI value chain

Bertin Martens

The European Central Bank’s operational framework and what it is missing

This paper attempts to fill in the gaps in the European Central Bank's framework review

Giulia Gotti and Francesco Papadia

The European Union’s proposed duties on Chinese electric vehicles and their implications

The European Commission can take a better route than imposing countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles

Uri Dadush and Conor McCaffrey

On the digital euro holding limits

The plan for a retail digital euro holding limit, combined with a ‘waterfall approach’ to smooth transactions, sets up an apparent clash of objectives

Maria Demertzis and Juan Mejino Lopez

Transatlantic clean investment monitor

A comparison of clean-tech manufacturing and deployment trends in the US shows rapid advances but still under-used capacity

Michael Delgado, Yeric Garcia, Hannah Hess, Ugnė Keliauskaitė, Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra, Marie Tamba, Harold Tavarez and Cecilia Trasi

Countries are still slow to follow European Union policy recommendations

Despite broad adherence to pandemic-related fiscal guidance, EU countries have not speeded up reform in difficult areas

Zsolt Darvas

The European Investment Bank can afford to take more risks

Significant reserves built up through decades of profit-making should enable the bank to absorb volatility of riskier investments

Maria Demertzis, David Pinkus and Nina Ruer

The changing dynamics of European electricity markets and the supply-demand mismatch risk

This paper discusses the balance between efficient electricity system operation, investment incentives and social fairness

Conall Heussaff and Georg Zachmann

Productivity spillovers from FDI: A firm-level cross-country analysis

This paper provides cross-country firm-level evidence on productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment

JaeBin Ahn, Shekhar Aiyar and Andrea F. Presbitero

What role do imports play in European defence?

The European Union wants to reduce reliance on imported defence equipment, but the reliance seems to be overstated

Juan Mejino Lopez and Guntram B. Wolff

Future European Union gas imports: balancing different objectives

Criteria including derisking, climate considerations, methane intensities and transportation security should inform decisions on the EU’s gas imports

Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Ugnė Keliauskaitė and Georg Zachmann