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Blog post
26 June 2018
The European Union must defend Andreas Georgiou
Andreas Georgiou’s case raises disturbing questions about the integrity of European statistical processes. Forceful action by EU authorities on Mr Geo
Blog post
25 June 2018
The Meseberg declaration and euro-zone reform
The recent Franco-German Meseberg declaration will set the scene for next week’s summit. We review opinions on this important agreement.
Blog post
21 June 2018
European bank mergers: domestic or cross-border?
As the European economy recovers from the global financial crisis, bank mergers are back on the agenda. While cross-border mergers have been predicted
Working paper
21 June 2018
EU financial services policy since 2007: crisis, responses and prospects
This paper presents a holistic overview and assessment of the European Union (EU)’s financial services policy since the start of its financial crisis
Blog post
19 June 2018
Understanding (the lack of) German public investment
An array of data suggests that there is a general lack of investment by all branches of the German government, despite running budget surpluses for se
Blog post
18 June 2018
Demographics and Long Run Growth
Scholars have been investigating the relationship between demographics and long term growth, in the context of the secular stagnation hypothesis. We r
Blog post
15 June 2018
Robots, ICT and EU employment
Disruptive technologies based on ICT, robots, and artificial intelligence have transformed labour markets through their important effects on employmen
Blog post
13 June 2018
The G7 is dead, long live the G7
The summit in Charlevoix left behind a Group of Seven in complete disarray. The authors think that the G-group, in its current formulation, no longer
Policy brief
13 June 2018
Is the European Semester effective and useful?
The authors study whether and to what extent EU countries implement recommendations on macroeconomic imbalances given by the EU in the so-called Europ
Blog post
11 June 2018
Enhancing the ESM lending toolkit through a precautionary credit line
Strengthening the ESM can help to prevent crises and enhance deeper financial integration in the euro area. Yet, mislabelling the ESM as “European Mon
Blog post
11 June 2018
The Italian mini-BOT debate
Talks of parallel currency are not new in Italy. But one of the proposals – the so called mini-BOT – has made it into the government contract that und
Blog post
08 June 2018
Is the ECB collateral framework compromising the safe-asset status of euro-area sovereign bonds?
Central banks’ collateral frameworks play an important role in defining what is considered as a safe asset. However, the ECB’s framework is unsatisfac
Working paper
07 June 2018
European and Chinese trade competition in third markets: the case of Latin America
While Europe continues to hold important trade powers, the rise of China in the global economy has significantly reshaped international trade and comp
Blog post
05 June 2018
Mini-BOT in the government programme of the Five Star Movement and the League
The economic evaluation of mini-BOT very much depends on its specific characteristics. Overall it appears to be a blend of an inferior security and in
Blog post
04 June 2018
The Italian Crisis
While Italy has been through one of the gravest institutional crises in its history, we review recent opinions on the topic.
Blog post
01 June 2018
Trade wars: Just how exposed are EU Member States and industries to the US market?
This blog focuses on how a more restricted access to US final demand could affect EU economies and sectors, by measuring their share of value-added ab