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What visions for Europe? Unpacking EU parties’ economic strategies
The EU elections are around the corner. What economic plans are the parties advocating for?
Climate change, the next big financial threat
A warming planet poses new risks to European sovereign debt. How can the continent protect itself?
1982: the debt crisis that could have destroyed Western banking
What we can learn from four decades of financial turmoil and recovery
One grid to rule them all? The future of a European single electricity market
Envisioning a better-integrated European electricity market
Capital markets union - why now?
What is hindering the EU from achieving a Capital markets union?
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25 June 2020
Redefining Europe’s role after the Covid-19 Pandemic
How will the Covid 19 crisis change the role of the EU in Europe and the world?
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11 June 2020
Reopening: Europe
This episode provides a background overview of the impact of the reopening of borders on European value chains, future of work, and innovation.
Podcast
08 June 2020
Will COVID-19 boost the euro as a global currency?
The euro is, by definition an international currency. However, since being established in the late 90s the single currency has always been somewhat le
Podcast
29 May 2020
COVID-19’s shock for emerging economies
COVID-19 is by far the biggest challenge policymakers in emerging economies have had to deal with in recent history.
Podcast
22 May 2020
China’s financial system: opening up and system risk
China is opening up its financial sector- What does that mean for China and the world?
Podcast
19 May 2020
Singapore's experience in dealing with COVID-19
A conversation with Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, on how this city-state has tackled the coronavirus.
Podcast
15 May 2020
Rebooting Europe: a framework for post COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to comp
Podcast
06 May 2020
China’s economy after COVID-19
The first country to be hit by the current pandemic, China has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. What have been its impacts on the
Podcast
05 May 2020
An analysis of the German Constitutional Court's ruling on the ECB QE programme
The German Constitutional called today on the ECB to justify its bond-buying program. What does today's ruling of the German Constitutional Court mean
Podcast
29 April 2020
The impact of Covid-19 on emerging markets with Barry Eichengreen
Without a robust healthcare system and lack of medical equipment, emerging market economies are vulnerable to the current COVID-19 pandemic. How can d
Podcast
24 April 2020
Post-Council commentary
On April 23, EU leaders met virtually to try to come to an agreement for a common European response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What were the measures t
Podcast
17 April 2020
Exiting the great lockdown?
Are we going to exit from the containment measures for the COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union? When? How? In this episode of The Sound of Economi
Podcast
10 April 2020
Did the Eurogroup save the day?
After its longest meeting ever, the Eurogroup reached an agreement yesterday evening. What does the agreement say? What does it mean?
Podcast
03 April 2020
Mythbusters: debunking economic myths
Economics seems to be full of myths that are hard to debunk. Will robots take our jobs? Are trade deficits bad? Is China such a big economy simply bec
Podcast
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
Podcast
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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