Analysis
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Debt financing European air defence
A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt
How to harvest the windfall profits from Russian assets in Europe
The challenge still remains of crafting a syndicated loan for Ukraine backed by G7 members that strikes a fair deal on burden sharing
The European Central Bank must adapt to an environment of inflation volatility
The ECB must adapt its strategy to a new era of supply disruptions
Twenty years of European east-west household income convergence
While average household income is lower than GDP per capita, the poor have especially benefitted from income gains in central and eastern EU members
Research, innovation and data: a fifth freedom in the EU single market?
Research and innovation should be at the top of the EU economic policy agenda, but cannot over-rely on public investment
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Analysis
27 June 2024
Debt financing European air defence
A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt
Analysis
24 June 2024
How to harvest the windfall profits from Russian assets in Europe
The challenge still remains of crafting a syndicated loan for Ukraine backed by G7 members that strikes a fair deal on burden sharing
Analysis
12 June 2024
The European Central Bank must adapt to an environment of inflation volatility
The ECB must adapt its strategy to a new era of supply disruptions
Analysis
06 June 2024
Twenty years of European east-west household income convergence
While average household income is lower than GDP per capita, the poor have especially benefitted from income gains in central and eastern EU members
Analysis
23 May 2024
Research, innovation and data: a fifth freedom in the EU single market?
Research and innovation should be at the top of the EU economic policy agenda, but cannot over-rely on public investment
Analysis
23 May 2024
Lessons from the European Union’s inaugural Hydrogen Bank auction
The EU’s first subsidy auction for renewable hydrogen went about as well as could have been hoped
Analysis
16 May 2024
Rippling out: Biden’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and their impact on Europe
The US approach diverges from that of the EU, which is building a case for countervailing duties under WTO rules
Analysis
30 April 2024
Beyond retirement: a closer look at the very old
The European Union should start to prepare for those over 85 making up 10 percent of the population in 2100
Analysis
25 April 2024
EU savers need a single-market place to invest
Proposals to leverage the single market to boost retail investment could lead to a product citizens will trust
Analysis
08 April 2024
Inclusive digital economy: a round-up of project research
The rise of automation, remote employment and a diversifying workforce will necessitate a shift in how we interact with new technology
Analysis
21 March 2024
Emerging countries have replaced most of Russia’s lost trade with advanced economies
Russian trade overall seems to have suffered little from sanctions; meanwhile, medicine and food trade continues with sanctioning countries
Analysis
19 March 2024
The European defence industrial strategy: important, but raising many questions
The European defence industrial strategy helps to focus thinking but has significant flaws
Analysis
07 March 2024
The European Union AI Act: premature or precocious regulation?
As it stands, it is unknown whether the Act will stimulate responsible AI use or smother innovation.
Analysis
04 March 2024
Reskilling and mobility: a round-up of project research
As the need for artificial intelligence and green jobs accelerates, there is extraordinary demand for reskilling within the European workforce
Analysis
22 February 2024
The European Union-Russia energy divorce: state of play
EU-Russia energy trade has fallen hugely since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the EU could still do more to reduce dependence
Analysis
19 February 2024
Four questions for Germany’s big hydrogen power plan
Germany’s hydrogen strategy will have ripples across Europe and should be discussed more widely
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