Publications
Economic analysis and policy recommendations based on rigorous academic underpinnings
Recent publications
The European Union should embrace decentralised finance and make it safe
A hybrid system with a digital euro and regulated private money would safeguard the EU from dollar-denominated stablecoin dominance
EU data processing consent reform must account for market incentives
Proposed streamlining of EU rules on consent for processing of personal data should account for how digital-market incentives shape implementation
The European Union and the war in Ukraine: more money, but not more Europe
This Working Paper analyses the drivers of rearmament and especially military aid to Ukraine
Regime 0: Europe-wide incorporation for startups to kickstart innovative growth
An optional EU regime is proposed to lower barriers for high-growth startups via swift incorporation, simple governance and cross-border access
The European Union needs more than the digital omnibus to make digital services competitive
European Commission plans to streamline digital rules introduce new inconsistences and fall far short of transformative reform
Republishing and referencing policy
Bruegel publications can be freely republished and quoted according to the Creative Commons licence CC BY-ND 4.0. Please provide a full reference, clearly stating the relevant author and including a prominent hyperlink to the original post on Bruegel’s website. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the author(s) or Bruegel endorse you or your use. Any reproduction must be unaltered and in the original language.
For any alteration (for example, translation), please contact us at [email protected]. Publication of altered content (for example, translated content) is allowed only with Bruegel’s explicit written approval.
Bruegel takes no institutional standpoint. All views expressed are the researchers’ own.
Publication list
Analysis
10 September 2025
The European Union is still caught in an AI copyright bind
Tweaks to EU copyright requirements in the AI Act Code of Practice will maintain the AI growth momentum, for now – but will also create new challenges
Working paper
08 September 2025
Policy Brief
02 September 2025
Is Europe ready for a major banking crisis?
This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in August 2007
Working paper
28 August 2025
Plugging Europe’s investment gap: understanding the potential of leveraging institutional investors
Expanding funded pensions via auto-enrolment could boost long-term investment and saver security, allowing the EU to address its investment gap
Analysis
26 August 2025
The Chinese economy: stimulus without rebalancing
China remains hesitant about rebalancing its growth model towards greater consumption
Policy Brief
26 August 2025
The Blue Bond proposal
This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in May 2010
Working paper
25 August 2025
Measuring GDP at risk in the low-carbon transition
Our model provides a bird’s eye view of a country’s exposure to transition
Policy Brief
20 August 2025
No green growth without innovation
This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in November 2009
Analysis
18 August 2025
How is innovation competition exacerbating global overcapacity?
The world is moving into a period of entrenched manufacturing overcapacity, threatening deflation and stagnant growth
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
Policy Brief
07 August 2025
Globalisation and the reform of European social models
This Policy Brief is a reissue of the first Policy Brief published by Bruegel in November 2005
Working paper
18 July 2025
The European single market: restarting the perpetual revolution
Boosting the EU single market needs stronger rule enforcement and targeted harmonisation, especially in services and regulated professions
Analysis
17 July 2025
Economic convergence, demography, labour markets: what progress have EU candidate countries made?
Candidate countries remain far from European Union averages in terms of GDP per capita and their demographic and labour market characteristics
Analysis
16 July 2025
Why Russia’s economic model no longer delivers
A contracting economy and low oil prices are signs of potential constraint on Russia’s ability to maintain its military capabilities
Policy Brief
16 July 2025
A smart European strategy for electric vehicle investment from China
Chinese EV investment aids EU decarbonisation but brings risks, needing a united EU strategy to align it with climate, industrial and security aims
Analysis
15 July 2025
European Union fiscal rules: it’s already time to reform the reform
The EU should tweak its recent fiscal rule reform, capitalising on new realities to make improvements
Topics
Browse publications by topic
European governance
Energy and climate policy
Microeconomic policies
Banking and capital markets
Global economy and trade policy
Inclusive economy
