Policy brief
31 March 2014
Europe's social problem and its implications for economic growth
The European Union faces major social problems. More than six million jobs were lost from 2008-13 and poverty has increased. Fiscal consolidation has
Policy brief
31 March 2014
The European Union faces major social problems. More than six million jobs were lost from 2008-13 and poverty has increased. Fiscal consolidation has
Blog post
12 March 2014
In a General Assembly of the Brussels-based economics think tank Bruegel on February 24th, members approved a new Board. Jean-Claude Trichet was again
Blog post
13 February 2014
What’s at stake: As President Barack Obama finalizes his sixth State of the Union address – which is expected to focus on “the problem […] that a
Blog post
24 January 2014
For the second year in a row, Bruegel is placed second in the category of “Top Think Tanks Worldwide (non-US)" and number two for “Top
Blog post
08 January 2014
What’s at stake: US President Barack Obama included a raise the minimum wage in last year’s budget in an effort to fight inequality and alleviate
Blog post
08 January 2014
Blog post
07 November 2013
A year after joining Bruegel as a Visiting Scholar, Karen Wilson was appointed Senior Fellow on the 1st of November 2013. Wilson's work at Bruegel foc
Working paper
09 October 2013
A middle-income trap could occur not only if there is a delay in shifting the economy toward a productivity-driven structure, but also if there is a w
Blog post
30 September 2013
Since our last blog post on the German minimum wage debate, there is now renewed interest in the topic. What are the prospects of&
Blog post
20 September 2013
Bruegel's Board confirmed the appointment of Zsolt Darvas to Senior Fellow at Bruegel at its meeting on September 9th.
Blog post
20 September 2013
Mark Hallerberg, Ashoka Mody, Rainer Münz and Jim O'Neill were appointed Bruegel non-resident fellows at the think-tank's Board meeting on September 9
Blog post
22 August 2013
Bruegel has improved its RSS feeds to include full texts, graphs and links to download publications. If you are subscribed to the old R
Blog post
18 June 2013
Bruegel’s members yesterday confirmed the decision of its Board of 13 May 2013 to appoint Guntram Wolff as Director. Dr. Wolff replaces Jean Pisani-Fe
Blog post
30 April 2013
Bruegel launches m.bruegel.org – making all content easily available on all smartphones and tablets.
Blog post
24 April 2013
Today Bruegel’s Director Jean Pisani-Ferry was appointed Director of the French Prime Minister’s Economic Policy Planning Staff in Paris. Bruegel’s Bo
Blog post
20 April 2013
Inequality differs across Europe. Some countries in major economic adjustment have been hit hard by an increase in inequality together with an increas