Policy briefs
Recommendations derived from detailed policy analysis
Policy briefs
Broader border taxes: a new option for European Union budget resources
The purpose of this paper is to review the Commission’s proposal and to contribute new ideas for ‘genuine’ own resources
Ukraine’s path to European Union membership and its long-term implications
The war complicates the accession process, but Ukraine can work progressively towards meeting the entry conditions
The state of financial knowledge in the European Union
Financial literacy is essential in modern economies, where saving and preparing for retirement has shifted increasingly to the individual.
Unity in power, power in unity: why the EU needs more integrated electricity markets
Electricity market integration has substantial benefits that will improve the resilience and enable the transition of Europe’s energy system
Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar panels
Accelerating solar deployment, stockpiling and diversifying imports would mitigate the threat to European economic security from solar PV imports
Policy brief
24 October 2017
A new strategy for European Union-Turkey energy cooperation
In a period of stress in the relationship between the European Union and Turkey, cooperation over energy could be a bright spot, because of strong mut
Policy brief
18 October 2017
Spotting excessive regional house price growth and what to do about it
Rapidly rising house prices are a well-known source of financial instability. This Policy Contribution examines whether there are regional differences
Policy brief
28 September 2017
A European perspective on overindebtedness
The sequence of crisis and policy responses after mid-2007 was a gradual recognition of the unsustainability of the euro-area policy framework. The ba
Policy brief
27 September 2017
Ukraine’s unfinished reform agenda
This Policy Contribution analyses the Ukrainian economic, institutional and political reforms of 2014-17 in terms of their sustainability and complete
Policy brief
21 September 2017
Europe’s fourfold union: Updating the 2012 vision
The depiction of the euro area/European Union (EU) as a ‘fourfold union’ emerged in the first half of 2012 at the height of the euro-area crisis. In t
Policy brief
15 September 2017
Capital Markets Union and the fintech opportunity
Fintech has the potential to change financial intermediation structures substantially. It could disrupt existing financial intermediation with new bus
Policy brief
13 July 2017
Precautionary recapitalisation: time for a review?
While precautionary recapitalisation is a legitimate instrument for bank crisis management, the conditions set for it by BRRD (Bank Recovery and Resol
Policy brief
10 July 2017
A macro approach to international bank resolution
As regulators rush to strengthen banking supervision and implement bank resolution regimes, a macro approach to resolution is needed that considers bo
Policy brief
04 July 2017
The challenge of China’s rise as a science and technology powerhouse
China's ambition to be a global leader in science and innovation by 2050 seems well within reach. The creation of US-Chinese science and technology ne
Policy brief
19 June 2017
How to handle state-owned enterprises in EU-China investment talks
Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are one of the main obstacles preventing China and the European Union from agreeing a bilateral investment agre
Policy brief
08 June 2017
Electrifying Africa: how to make Europe’s contribution count
Electrification is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most pressing socio-economic challenges. Europe has created a myriad of fragmented initiatives to promo
Policy brief
07 June 2017
Charting the next steps for the EU financial supervisory architecture
The combination of banking union and Brexit justifies a reform of the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authori
Policy brief
30 May 2017
The governance and ownership of significant euro-area banks
This Policy Contribution shows that listed banks with dispersed ownership are the exception rather than the rule among the euro area’s significant ban
Policy brief
29 May 2017
Is the recent increase in long-term interest rates a threat to euro-area recovery?
After reaching historically low levels, European long-term sovereign yields experienced a notable rise at the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017. This
Policy brief
05 May 2017
Central Asia at 25
After a decade of growth based on hydrocarbon booms, Central Asian countries are faced with increasing challenges to complete their transitions to a m
Policy brief
26 April 2017
The global decline in the labour income share: is capital the answer to Germany’s current account surplus?
Analysing the major divergences between the three largest euro-area countries in terms of unit labour costs and current accounts, to the broader debat
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