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Blog post
18 June 2019
GNI-per-head rankings: The sad stories of Greece and Italy
No other country lost as many positions as Greece and Italy in the rankings of European countries by Gross National Income per head, between 1990 and
Blog post
17 June 2019
Uncertainty over output gap and structural-balance estimates remains elevated
The EU fiscal framework strongly relies on the structural budget balance indicator, which aims to measure the ‘underlying’ position of the budget. But
Blog post
17 June 2019
The campaign against ‘nonsense’ output gaps
A campaign against “nonsense” consensus output gaps has been launched on social media. It has triggered responses focusing on the implications of outp
Policy brief
13 June 2019
A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership
Memo to the presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament. 'A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership' by Maria Demertzis, André Sa
Working paper
13 June 2019
China and the world trade organisation: towards a better fit
China’s participation in the WTO has been anything but smooth, as its self-proclaimed socialist market economy system has alienated its trading partne
Blog post
11 June 2019
The inverted yield curve
Longer-term yields falling below shorter-term yields have historically preceded recessions. Last week, the US 10-year yield was 21 basis points below
Blog post
03 June 2019
A European atlas of economic success and failure
Economic growth was diverse across EU regions, yet it is crucial to control for region-specific factors in assessing growth performance. We find that
Blog post
03 June 2019
The 'seven' ceiling: China's yuan in trade talks
Investors and the public have been looking at the renminbi with caution after the Trump administration threatened to increase duties on countries that
Blog post
29 May 2019
European Parliament election results: The long view
Following the latest European elections, the author updates his previous analysis of trends in the share of European Parliament seats among ‘mainstrea
Blog post
27 May 2019
The next ECB president
On May 28th, EU heads of state and government will start the nomination process for the next ECB president. Leaving names of possible candidates aside
Policy brief
23 May 2019
How to improve European Union cohesion policy for the next decade
This policy contribution investigates the performance of the design, implementation and effectiveness of cohesion policy, the most evaluated EU tool f
Blog post
20 May 2019
The latest European growth-rate estimates
The quarterly growth rate of the euro area in Q1 2019 was 0.4% (1.5% annualized), considerably higher than the low growth rates of the previous two qu
Blog post
17 May 2019
India in 2024: Narendra Modi once more, but to what end?
Even with the recent economic slowdown, India still boasts Asia’s fastest growing economy in 2018. But beneath the veneer of impressive GDP expansion,
Blog post
16 May 2019
What is in store for the EU’s trade relationship with the US ?
If faced with a resurgent President Trump after the next US election, the EU will have some difficult decisions to make as it is compelled to enter a
Blog post
15 May 2019
European bank resolution plans are undermined by a lack of transparency
The discussions of the now-aborted merger of Germany’s two largest banks underlined supervisors’ concerns over creating banks that are too big or too
Blog post
14 May 2019
Implications of the escalating China-US trade dispute
If allowed to escalate, the trade dispute between China and the United States will significantly increase the likelihood of a global protectionist sur