Event
03 May 2018
Protecting EU firms without protectionism
Do we need more effective support for EU companies, more targeted to threatened sectors of strategic importance to the EU? Do we need to revise our c
Macroeconomic policy and governance
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Blog post
30 April 2018
European income inequality begins to fall once again
Following almost a decade of relative stability, income inequality within the EU recorded a sizeable decline in 2016, reaching its lowest value since
Opinion piece
30 April 2018
The upheaval Italy needs
While Italy remains without a new government, it would be foolish to believe that a country where anti-system parties won 55% of the popular vote will
Opinion piece
30 April 2018
Germany’s export-oriented economic model is caught in a US-Chinese squeeze
The new Merkel government has to reduce the dependencies on exports by stimulating domestic growth forces in Germany and Europe. At the same time, Ber
Policy brief
27 April 2018
Making a reality of Europe’s Capital Markets Union
It is high time to make the CMU project real.The authors of this publication suggest that capital markets will only transform with concrete action and
Blog post
26 April 2018
Italy’s pension spending: Implications of an ageing population
The Italian debate on the pension system predominantly focuses on short-term aspects, neglecting relevant longer-term fundamentals. Based on long-term
Working paper
26 April 2018
State contingent debt as insurance for euro-area sovereigns
Since the financial crisis, EU countries' economies have recovered to the point that they are exiting their adjustment programmes. Institutional stabi
Event
26 April 2018
Youth UP Europe: Future of democracy in Europe
Bruegel and the European Youth Forum teamed up to organise an event series in which young people, researchers and policy makers debate policy issues r
Event
25 April 2018
Central banking in turbulent times
This event looked at fundamental questions about the central banking systems and how the Great Recession might have prompted a reassessment of the old
Podcast
24 April 2018
How to reform European transport and tackle rising emissions
The transport sector is the Europe's biggest obstacle to meeting its climate-change targets. But there are several ways in which the EU can take the i
Blog post
23 April 2018
Trade Wars: what are they good for?
Following the US announcements in early March of their intent to impose steel and aluminum tariffs, and the subsequent threats from China to retaliate
Opinion piece
19 April 2018
Building a stable european deposit insurance scheme
Deposit insurance, like any insurance scheme, raises moral hazard concerns.
Working paper
18 April 2018
The impact of industrial robots on EU employment and wages: A local labour market approach
In theory, robots can directly displace workers from performing specific tasks (displacement effect). But they can also expand labour demand through t
Book
18 April 2018
Developing the EU long term climate strategy
To ensure that EU climate policy is in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and takes into account substantial recent shifts in the technical a
Event
18 April 2018
Robots and artificial intelligence: The next frontier for employment and EU economic policy
This event looked at the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on employment, wages and EU economic policy.
Podcast
18 April 2018
Director's Cut: EU risks US tariff pain in standing by the WTO
As global trade war continues to unfold, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff is joined for this Director's Cut of 'The Sound of Economics' podcast by Bernd