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31 March 2020
The macroeconomic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis
From the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to "coronabonds", the EU seems to be struggling to find an appropriate mechanism to tackle the economic cr
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25 March 2020
Banks and loan losses in the pandemic turmoil
The current pandemic is shaking the financial system. How can banks react ? Is a consolidation of the financial system in Europe needed in order to re
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18 March 2020
How can the EU prevent our economies from shutting down?
From flights cancelled and restaurants closed to companies either slowing or stopping their production, COVID-19 is shutting our economies down. How c
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09 March 2020
Coronavirus: the economic prognosis
The coronavirus is going to hit the global economy hard, but how hard? What can policymakers plan for the months ahead? Nicholas Barrett asks Guntram
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09 March 2020
The European Green Deal rules
When it comes to global carbon emission is a tax the best form of defence? To make the European Green Deal work, the EU is considering a levy on carbo
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09 March 2020
Where are the women in economics?
The field of economics, like many others, seems to be biased towards men. How are women disadvantaged? Makfire Alija and Katja Knezevic join Nicholas
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03 March 2020
Is the EU a superpower?
As China and the US battle for global supremacy, the EU seems to remain in the shadows. But what if the EU had been shaping the world economy all alon
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28 February 2020
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25 February 2020
Can the European Green Deal kill the single market?
The European Green Deal is one of the landmarks of Ursula von der Leyen's Commission. But, without an ambitious investment behind it, what could be it
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19 February 2020
From Brussels with love? Russia's economic dependence on the EU
Despite the political antagonism, the EU and Russia are not only geographically, but also economically, reliant on each other: European houses are hea
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17 February 2020
Can hybrid threats disrupt the financial system?
From cashless payments to digital banking, finance has become intangible and global. But, while speed and convenience have made our international tran
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14 February 2020
The EU's plan to catch up on artificial intelligence
While the US and China have been setting the pace when it comes to Artificial Intelligence, the European Union seems to be lagging behind. What are th
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05 February 2020
Industrial revolutions might not be as fun as they look
AI promises a new industrial revolution but history warns us that industrial revolutions aren't always that fun for people in the eye of the storm. Th
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29 January 2020
The science of Brexit
On Saturday morning, the United Kingdom will wake up outside the European Union. After 37 years of collaboration, how will Brexit affect research and
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20 January 2020
AI in Europe: a conversation with Google's CEO
It seems almost inevitable that Google will be big part of Europe's future. And Europe will be a huge part of Google's too. This week, Alphabet, Googl
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16 January 2020
Banking after Brexit
Will Brexit damage Britain's financial services industry? Or is talk of its diminished status just a storm in a teacup? The City of London could move
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