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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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22 June 2017
The size and location of Europe’s defence industry
There is growing debate about a common European military policy and defence spending. Such moves would have major economic implications.
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20 June 2017
Lights on, Africa! Europe must coordinate support for electrification
Patchy access to electricity remains a major challenge for sub-Saharan Africa's economic development. The EU and its member states have many programme
Blog post
19 June 2017
Brexit and the future of the Irish border
The future of the Irish land border has been thrown into uncertainty by Brexit. The UK's confirmation that it will leave the EU's single market and cu
Blog post
19 June 2017
The Fed’s problem with inflation
What’s at stake: the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point. The moved surprised no one, but it still
Blog post
14 June 2017
Is Greece’s labour market bouncing back?
After rapid increases in unemployment and large wage reductions, Greece’s labour market is showing signs of recovery. Certain sectors of the economy a
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12 June 2017
The Universal Basic Income discussion
What’s at stake: the concept of a Universal Basic Income (UBI), an unconditional transfer paid to each individual, was prominent earlier this year whe
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05 June 2017
The Mariel Boatlift Controversy
What's at stake: how does immigration affect the wages of local workers? One way to answer this question is by exploiting a natural experiment. The Ma
Blog post
02 June 2017
Other than climate change, can anything else unite Europe and China against Trump?
Some instant takeaways from the EU-China Summit. A timely show of unity, but little real change in interests.
Blog post
31 May 2017
How export growth achieved adjustment of massive trade deficits in the euro area
The reduction of current account deficits in euro-area countries since the 2008 crisis is strongly driven by increases in exports that dampened the ef
Blog post
31 May 2017
Pharmaceutical industry at risk from Brexit
Pharmaceuticals are a hugely important industry for the EU and the UK. The sector creates thousands of jobs, billions of euros in exports, and is Euro
Blog post
30 May 2017
Adieu Paris: what’s next for climate policy if Trump ditches the Paris Agreement?
US President Trump has made it clear that he is not happy with the Paris Agreement. This week he will announce whether the US will withdraw from the A
Blog post
29 May 2017
We need a European Monetary Fund, but how should it work?
Many voices are calling for the ESM to be developed into a fully-fledged European Monetary Fund. But what changes would this entail, and how could the
Blog post
29 May 2017
President Trump’s budget: the 3% growth quandary
What’s at stake: the Trump administration released its full budget proposal. Economists have been arguing about the feasibility of the underlying grow
Blog post
23 May 2017
Standing on the shoulders of distant giants
New inventions build on earlier inventions, so patent citations are one indication of who is standing on whose shoulders. We show that four low-carbon
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22 May 2017
Dial N for NAIRU, or not?
What’s at stake: The concept of the NAIRU (Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment) has recently divided the minds in the economic blogosphere
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17 May 2017
What could a euro-area finance minister mean?
The idea of a euro-area budget and finance minister have been around for a long while, but the arrival of President Macron gives the proposals new imp
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