Policy brief
18 February 2016
Which fiscal union for the euro area?
At the current level of political and societal integration, a large federal budget is unrealistic in the euro area. The authors make three recommenda
Policy brief
18 February 2016
At the current level of political and societal integration, a large federal budget is unrealistic in the euro area. The authors make three recommenda
Opinion piece
05 January 2016
The factors that dragged down the global economy in 2015 will persist – and in some cases even intensify – in the new year.
Article
09 December 2015
Presentation on the Five Presidents’ Report delivered at the Dutch Senate's Standing Committee for European Affairs, Finance and Economic Affairs on 8
Event
03 November 2015
This event will address topics of central interest in current EU policy debates: fiscal and competitiveness coordination, financial union and the dive
Event
02 November 2015
What are the beneficial effects of product market reforms? What progress have Spain and Italy made in the past years and what challenges do they still
Blog post
21 October 2015
Last week the Renzi government approved the 2016 budget law proposal. Although the detailed text is not available yet, the broad picture is clear.
Event
05 October 2015
This is the 3rd conference in a series of events jointly organised by Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University and Bruegel
Blog post
31 August 2015
Sitting on a pile of debt, China’s only way out is to deleverage: more pain now for sustainable growth later.
Blog post
17 August 2015
The Greek finance ministry published last week the latest budget execution bulletin. The state budget primary balance increased significantly during J
Opinion piece
13 August 2015
It was inevitable that Greece would have to make cuts. Yet, if it is ever to pay back its debts, what the country needs most of all is a growth strate
Blog post
22 May 2015
On the 30th of April, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on the pension reform introduced by the Monti government in 2011. The decisio
Blog post
18 May 2015
What’s at stake: The question of whether capitalist economies are self-correcting and will eventually revert to mean growth has received renewed inter
Opinion piece
07 May 2015
The ECB has lowered its official interest rate several times in the last years and the rate is now at zero. In March of this year, it has in addition
Blog post
07 April 2015
What’s at stake: Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve and new blogger Ben Bernanke has generated many discussions this week by challenging the secul
Event
12 January 2015
European Macroeconomics and Governance
Event
12 December 2014
European Macroeconomics and Governance