Macroeconomic policy and governance

How should the Commission's fiscal framework proposal be improved?

Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal

Focusing on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.

The tyranny of EU treaties

It is an overdue question whether those agreements are still fit for purpose or if they must be changed.

A quantitative evaluation of the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal

This paper focuses on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.

Assessing the State of the Union 2023

In this episode, we look at the 2023 State of the Union address delivered by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

European Union debt financing: leeway and barriers from a legal perspective

The paper investigates the legal feasibility of the EU borrowing on the capital market to finance European public goods.

Making sense of the European Commission’s fiscal governance reform plan

This Policy Brief offers proposals to enhance institutional self-commitment to implementation, with reputational consequences for non-implementation.

Divisia monetary aggregates for the euro area

Read with Bruegel: Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation

A deep dive into the history of central banking over the four centuries before 1800.

What does the row over EVP Vestager’s pick for Chief Economist of DG Comp mean for the EU?

The Russian war economy: macroeconomic performance

The Russian economy has performed better than many expected since the war in Ukraine started, though the financial burden will be felt for some time.