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Working paper
07 May 2026
Who controls the defence industry?
The defence industry is gaining importance in Europe, but the methods by which states exercise control over it are varied and poorly understood
Analysis
28 April 2026
The growing impact of political risk on financial markets
Risk associated with broad political changes can be quantified with a globally priced factor common across stocks, bonds and currencies
Analysis
20 April 2026
Financing the EU budget: an assessment of five proposals for new resources
Four of five new European Union budget ‘own resources’ proposed by the European Commission should go ahead with changes; the fifth should be scrapped
Policy Brief
16 April 2026
EU aid for domestic revenue mobilisation after the Sevilla Commitment
The 2025 Sevilla Commitment renews the push for domestic revenue mobilisation, with the EU needing stable, targeted support for low-income partners
Working paper
16 April 2026
The European Union’s external imbalances: past, future and policy
Europe’s rising external surplus now rivals China’s, reflecting weak investment and growing surpluses, pointing to a need for pro-investment reforms
Essay
13 April 2026
The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?
This essay analyses the causes of, and remedies for, external imbalances, and what countries should do if they do not decline
Working paper
09 April 2026
Debt sustainability in Japan and the case for a fiscal council
Rising rates are testing Japan’s fiscal framework, with debt dynamics hinging on growth and pointing to the need for adjustment and a fiscal council
Analysis
08 April 2026
Could a Hormuz toll solve the oil crisis and who pays?
With a return to the pre-Iran conflict energy status quo unlikely, a Hormuz toll may be the next best option – but Gulf states would pay the most
Policy Brief
08 April 2026
Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management
US firms’ rise in EU asset management may weaken sustainable finance, making tougher stewardship, ESMA supervision and autonomy urgent
Analysis
01 April 2026
How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t
The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability
Working paper
26 March 2026
Carbon pricing beyond borders: assessing climate policy spillovers from the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
EU CBAM is nudging trade-exposed partners towards carbon pricing, but spillovers are concentrated in high and upper middle-income countries
Policy Brief
26 March 2026
National plans, regional voices: cohesion policy in the next European Union budget
NRPPs could raise the EU added value of the 2028–34 budget, but reform conditions and decision-making must better reflect regional needs
Working paper
18 March 2026
Investing for tomorrow: long-term investment, economic scale and the green transition
Climate mitigation investment increases with long horizons, economic scale and investor diversity, underscoring long-term capital and climate clubs
Analysis
17 March 2026
What the war in Iran means for China
China is relatively inured to the Iran conflict, but less external demand could hit its exports and its international partnerships may be undermined
Analysis
11 March 2026
Dependence on fossil fuels, not on the United States, is Europe’s worry
The US has replaced Russia to a great extent as an energy supplier to the European Union, but this has not so far created a new vulnerability
Working paper
10 March 2026
Tackling India's jobs plight: underutilised levers and lessons from China
This paper contrasts the development trajectories of these two economies and identifies several underutilised jobs-growth levers in India