Publications
From Policy Briefs aimed primarily at a policy audience to academic Working Papers, Essays and Books.
Recent publications
You’ll never talk alone: what media narratives on European reforms reveal about a polity in the making
In this paper, we have analysed the coverage of reforms in a European context in the leading business newspapers in the three biggest EU member states
How to implement the self-preferencing ban in the European Union’s Digital Markets Act
The European Union Digital Markets Act (DMA) bans large online platforms under its scope from treating their own products more favourably than rivals.
Promotion of high capacity broadband to rebuild and recover from the pandemic
High-capacity broadband infrastructure will be a key enabler of a forward-looking recovery after COVID-19.
Completing Europe’s banking union: economic requirements and legal conditions
This contribution analyses the deficiencies of the current framework and identifies possible responses, in line with three levels of reform ambition.
Lessons for Europe from China’s quest for semiconductor self-reliance
This paper explores China's quest to become a domestic-demand-driven economy, and the lessons that can be learnt from its quest for self reliance.
Publication list
Working paper
10 November 2021
Towards efficient information sharing in network markets
In this paper, we turn our attention to market failure due to information asymmetry between platforms and their users and between competing platforms.
Policy brief
10 November 2021
Next Generation EU borrowing: a first assessment
What is new about NGEU is not just the increase in the EU’s borrowing power, but also the nature of the expenditure.
Policy brief
04 November 2021
COVID-19 financial aid and productivity: has support been well spent?
In the EU, this support has prevented the emergence of unemployment and has kept average employment high.
Working paper
04 November 2021
Does money growth tell us anything about inflation?
The view of one of the authors of this paper about the relationship between money and inflation can be summarised in two anecdotes.
Policy brief
05 October 2021
Do robots dream of paying taxes?
The digital transition should be managed – and taxed – alongside other societal transitions, but any tax on companies that replace employees with aut
Policy brief
23 September 2021
A new integrated-value assessment method for corporate investment
To contribute more to the green transition, companies should start to make investment decisions based on integrated-value assessment.
Working paper
16 September 2021
Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
The notion of degrowth to reduce greenhouse gas emissions appears unrealistic; decoupling of emissions from growth is in principle possible but requir
Policy brief
09 September 2021
A green fiscal pact: climate investment in times of budget consolidation
A fiscal exit strategy must be put in place when the EU is pursuing the major goal of cutting its emissions
Policy brief
15 July 2021
A new direction for the European Union’s half-hearted semiconductor strategy
The EU needs a more targeted strategy to increase its presence in this strategic and thriving sector, building on its existing strengths, while accomm
Policy brief
08 July 2021
The risks from climate change to sovereign debt in Europe
European Union institutions and national fiscal authorities should incorporate climate risk in debt sustainability analysis.
Policy brief
01 July 2021
Commercialisation contracts: European support for low-carbon technology deployment
To cut the cost of decarbonisation significantly, the best solution would be to provide investors with a predictable carbon price that corresponds to
Working paper
15 June 2021
Platform mergers and antitrust
This paper sets out a framework for addressing competition concerns arising from acquisitions in big platform ecosystems. This is a June 2021 update
Working paper
15 June 2021
Stability of collusion and quality differentiation: a Nash bargaining approach
How do incentives to collude depend on how asymmetric firms are? For low levels of differentiation, an increase in quality difference makes collusion
Policy brief
09 June 2021
Blending the physical and virtual: a hybrid model for the future of work
The pandemic has shown that many workers can efficiently work remotely, with benefits for wellbeing and even productivity. The European Union should d
Policy brief
07 June 2021
Europe should not neglect its capital markets union
The European Union’s capital markets remain very underdeveloped compared to the United States. The market for equity, as measured as the size of the t
Policy brief
26 May 2021
How difficult is China's business environment for European and American companies?
Contrary to some narratives, China's business practices have improved, with a business environment that is generally more favourable than that in othe
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