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The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
Is Europe failing on import diversification?
Despite a goal of economic self-reliance, the European Union’s imports are generally sourced from an increasingly limited set of suppliers.
The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act
The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.
Web3: the next internet revolution
Tokenisation based on blockchain technology could bring radical changes to markets for goods and services.
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26 February 2018
The Italian elections
Italy goes to the polls on March 4, with a new electoral law that is largely viewed as unable to deliver a stable government. We review recent opinion
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22 February 2018
EU budget, Common Agricultural Policy and Regional Policy – en route to reform?
As the debate on the EU 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework gains momentum, we look at the major budget items and their effectiveness. The chall
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22 February 2018
Why a good Brexit outcome matters (and it’s not just the economy, stupid!)
Uncertainty still reigns over the future shape of the EU-UK relationship, as Brexit negotiations rumble on. Though the two parties are parting ways,
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19 February 2018
Green bonds: who is to certify ‘sustainability’?
Poland’s issue of a green bond earlier this month was the country’s second financing of this type, and the first ever repeat issue by a sovereign. It
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19 February 2018
Venezuela’s hyperinflation
The International Monetary Fund forecasts Venezuelan inflation spiralling to 13,000 percent this year. As President Maduro is expected to introduce th
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16 February 2018
The exchange rate and inflation in the euro-area: words following facts
The reduced references in the speeches of the President and Vice-president of the ECB to exchange rate changes in assessing inflation developments cor
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14 February 2018
Is it a Transatlantic, Transpacific or Eurasian global economy?
A look at the data on bilateral trade, services, investment and protectionism between Asia, Europe and the US in recent years gives some indication of
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12 February 2018
The stock market slide
The stock market dropped last week, leading to questions and debates as to the underlying reasons. We review economists’ views on the issue.
Blog post
09 February 2018
Trust in the EU? The key obstacle to reform
The challenges that Europe faces both from within and from outside require immediate, concerted counter-efforts. While efforts to advance the European
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06 February 2018
What is the financial balance of EU membership for central Europe?
EU membership led to major financial and economic advantages to central European Member States, partly by encouraging foreign investment. Widespread f
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05 February 2018
Difficulties and opportunities in reallocating European Parliament seats after Brexit
The European Parliament must carefully consider the reallocation of seats after Brexit, allowing for a potential shift in political alignment and work
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05 February 2018
Economies of States, Economies of Cities
Both in Europe and the US, economists are starting to notice how the economies of cities have been sometimes diverging from the economies of states. W
Blog post
29 January 2018
EU budget: Expectations vs reality
The public's impressions of where money is spent in the European Union can often be wide of the mark. But whether this is a result of wishful thinking
Blog post
29 January 2018
Rebuilding macroeconomics: Initial reflections on a major theory project
The ‘Rebuilding Macroeconomic Theory Project’ came to an end in the most recent volume of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy; how were the various p
Blog post
25 January 2018
The ever-rising labour shortages in Europe
Historically high labour shortages in most central-eastern and north-western EU countries suggest that the immigration of central Europeans to north-w
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22 January 2018
The financial side of the productivity slowdown
Scholars have devoted much research to the “productivity puzzle” that has emerged after the crisis, and some are investigating the role of financial f
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