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Blog post
18 October 2021
Better sustainability data is still needed to accelerate the low-carbon transition in capital markets
Investors need more trustworthy sustainability data. Regulators should leave space for better products to emerge.
Blog post
11 October 2021
Making antitrust work for, not against, gig workers and the self-employed
Policymakers should act to deal with labour-market concentration trends that potentially harm workers, especially gig workers and the self-employed.
Blog post
07 October 2021
Pandemic prevention: avoiding another cycle of ‘panic and neglect’
Agreement is needed at international level on mechanisms to ensure better preparedness for the next pandemic.
Policy brief
05 October 2021
Do robots dream of paying taxes?
The digital transition should be managed – and taxed – alongside other societal transitions, but any tax on companies that replace employees with aut
Blog post
28 September 2021
Monetary arithmetic and inflation risk
Between 2007 and 2020, the balance sheets of the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the Fed have all increased about sevenfold. But inflati
Blog post
24 September 2021
German elections: seizing the moral and economic opportunity of global health security
The new German government should play its part in global health security and preparedness.
Blog post
23 September 2021
Germany’s foreign economic policy: four essential steps
Germany and the EU need to develop a strong and proactive agenda to manage foreign economic relations, which are essential for German and European pro
Policy brief
23 September 2021
A new integrated-value assessment method for corporate investment
To contribute more to the green transition, companies should start to make investment decisions based on integrated-value assessment.
Blog post
22 September 2021
Opening up digital platforms and reducing anticompetitive risks
The current convergence in measures to open up digital platforms leaves a door open to some form of international coordination.
Working paper
16 September 2021
Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
The notion of degrowth to reduce greenhouse gas emissions appears unrealistic; decoupling of emissions from growth is in principle possible but requir
Blog post
14 September 2021
Remote work, EU labour markets and wage inequality
More remote working in the wake of the pandemic could exacerbate wage inequality, with young workers, women and the low educated potentially losing ou
Blog post
13 September 2021
Is Europe’s gas and electricity price surge a one-off?
Surging natural gas prices in Europe, driven by rising demand and tight supply, are pushing up electricity prices; to prevent volatility, governments
Policy brief
09 September 2021
A green fiscal pact: climate investment in times of budget consolidation
A fiscal exit strategy must be put in place when the EU is pursuing the major goal of cutting its emissions
Essay
02 September 2021
Global asymmetries strike back
This essay addresses an old question that international relations scholars view as fundamental, but which economists regard as secondary: that of asym
Blog post
30 August 2021
Hydrogen development strategies: a global perspective
Despite different strategies, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Japan all expect hydrogen to play a significant rol
Blog post
26 August 2021
The great infodemic: time to consider a fake news tax
A content-based tax on the revenue from digital advertising is needed to prevent the monetisation of fake news by both creators and platforms.