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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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14 April 2014
Blogs review: The wonk bubble
What’s at stake: There’s been an interesting development phase in the news industry with fresh money being poured into ventures that want to beco
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11 April 2014
Why China’s haste to internationalise the renminbi?
This blog raises two questions. The first is puzzling: why is Beijing in such a hurry to internationalise its inconvertible currency? The se
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08 April 2014
Could Russia's troubles affect the world economy?
The sanctions applied by the European Union and the United States against Russia in retaliation for its annexation of Crimea might seem relatively mil
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07 April 2014
Ukraine's currency crash
It's therefore fair to say that Ukraine’s economic challenges are mounting, yet the current critical situation of the country also provides a gre
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07 April 2014
Blogs review: High frequency trading
What’s at stake: Michael Lewis’ new book “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” has unleashed a huge controversy about the economic benefits and cost
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04 April 2014
Discussion: Can border carbon taxes fit into the global trade regime?
Reinhard Quick – Director Brussels Office of the German Chemical Industry Association, as well as a well-known trade specialist in Brussels and H
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03 April 2014
Taylor-rule interest rates for euro area countries: diversity remains
Despite the very low headline (0.5%) and core (0.8%) inflation figures for March 2014, the Taylor-rule recommendation for the euro area has in fact sl
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03 April 2014
Is there a risk of deflation in the euro area?
Even though the euro area as a whole has not yet entered into deflation, this picture is worrying. Low inflation rates will make the relative price ad
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02 April 2014
Blogs Review: Capital in the twenty-first century
Thomas Piketty, probably the leading researcher on inequality, has recently published his magnum opus “Capital in the twenty-first century”. The book,
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28 March 2014
The calm after the storm: developments in Cyprus’ banking sector
At present there is calm after the storm; despite having less stringent restrictive measures than almost a year ago, the banking system remains stable
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27 March 2014
Eastern promises: The IMF-Ukraine bailout
Ukraine is in a dire economic situation. In 2013, its twin deficits – which have persisted for several years – reached a new record. The budget defici
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27 March 2014
Blogs review: Wild Wild East
What’s at stake: Recent events in Ukraine have been and continue to be of great importance on a geopolitical scale. This review focuses on the ec
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27 March 2014
Russian roulette
The possibility that this geopolitical crisis spills over from the Eastern Europe to the (closer) Mediterranean and even the core of the EU cannot to
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27 March 2014
Can Europe survive without Russian gas?
Replacing 130 bcm of natural gas imports from Russia within a year would be a significant challenge, but, as our rough estimates show, not impossible.
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27 March 2014
Interactive chart: How Europe can replace Russian gas
But how much would these options cost Europe and Russia? How do these options play together? Is there a preferred alternative, or perhaps there is an
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25 March 2014
Transatlantic trade, butterflies and earthquakes
To deliver a deal that is more welfare-improving, TTIP negotiators will need to focus on means to enhance long-term competitiveness of the two partner
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