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
20 June 2012
ICT for growth: a targeted approach
This policy contribution assesses the broad obstacles hampering ICT-led growth in Europe and identifies the main areas in which policy could unlock
Policy brief
23 May 2012
Arithmetic is absolute: euro area adjustment
The European Central Bank’s monetary policy targets the euro-area average inflation rate. By setting conditions for the area as a whole it should ensu
Policy brief
21 May 2012
How wide is the Mediterrenean?
This Policy Contribution provides up-to-date evidence of the strong heterogeneity in the relationships between the five biggest EU economies with the
Policy brief
24 April 2012
Propping up Europe?
This Policy Contribution is based on a briefing paper prepared for the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s Monetary Dialogue
Policy brief
30 March 2012
The messy rebuilding of Europe
The euro crisis and subsequent policy responses have challenged the assumptions underpinning the euro-area's governance, and the relationship bet
Policy brief
29 March 2012
Sudden stops in the euro area
There is a view that the euro crisis is a balance-of-payments crisis at least as much as a fiscal crisis.The balance-of-payments discussion lacks clar
Policy brief
02 March 2012
Challenges for the euro area and implications for Latvia
This Policy Contribution reproduces evidence given by Guntram B. Wolff to the Latvian parliament’s European affairs committee, 22 February 2012. It re
Policy brief
29 February 2012
Innovation in EU merger control: walking the talk
European Union policymakers have in principle put innovation at the heart of competitiveness, in particular in the Europe 2020 strategy. But in merg
Policy brief
06 February 2012
Who's afraid of sovereign bonds?
The December large-scale provision of liquidity to banks by the ECB contributed to reducing spreads on Southern European sovereign bonds, but did it c
Policy brief
02 February 2012
Cutting carbon, not the economy
A drastic change in the way we produce and consume energy is necessary to contain the risk of global environmental catastrophe. For its part, the EU
Policy brief
15 January 2012
The Euro crisis and the new impossible trinity
The search for solutions to the euro crisis is based on a partial diagnosis that overemphasises the lack of enforcement of existing fiscal rules. Euro
Policy brief
29 December 2011
A tale of three countries: recovery after banking crises
The purpose of this Policy Contribution is to compare the policy responses in, and the adjustments made byIceland, Ireland and Latvia. Based on this
Policy brief
19 December 2011
Mind Europe's early-stage equity gap
Remedying the European Union’s deficient overall business research and development performance requires the nurturing of more new companies in new s
Policy brief
15 December 2011
Rating agencies and sovereign credit risk assessment
This Policy Contribution was prepared as a briefing paper for the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s Monetary Dialogue: C
Policy brief
23 November 2011
Policy brief
16 November 2011
Assessing competitiveness: how firm-level data can help
As policymakers refocus on growth, the ability to take a firm-level view is key to disentangling the various factors at the root of competitiveness,
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