Global economy and trade

What to expect from the BRICS expansion

The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.

Following a boom, China's electric vehicle industry now faces weak domestic demand and heightened geopolitical risk

The story of China's EV industry.

The story of China’s electric vehicle industry

China's EV industry is not just about rapid growth and success; it involves intricate geopolitical dynamics that could put its success at risk.

The manufacturing jobs boom that isn’t

The US Inflation Reduction Act shows that massive subsidies are not leading to massive manufacturing job creation.

The dangerous link between China’s real estate demise, the economy and the financial system

China’s property sector is plunging further into a crisis that could have major ramifications on the country’s real economy and financial sector.

American ‘green’ protectionism, industrial decarbonsiation, and transatlantic steel and aluminium negotiations – a response to Todd N. Tucker and Timothy Meyer

Read with Bruegel: Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests

Exploring the unintended consequences of the use of sanctions as a diplomatic weapon.

EU trade and investment following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine

Will China's quest for innovation help mitigate structural deceleration?

Assessing China’s quest for innovation

What potential bottlenecks might be hindering the transformation of China’s innovation efforts into productivity growth?

How Ukrainian gas storage can contribute to Europe’s security of supply

To top up stored gas volumes for the coming winter, Europe can use spare capacity in Ukraine.

Where do transatlantic negotiations on US Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs stand?

Globalisation and automation as sources of labour-market competition, and support for European Union unemployment insurance

China’s GDP data point to need for stimulus, but will it come?

The main reason for the relatively poor second quarter is lackluster domestic demand.

Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium

The ongoing steel and aluminium negotiations between the EU and the US and their initial negotiation proposals are examined.

Section 232 reloaded: the false promise of the transatlantic ‘climate club’ for steel and aluminium

This paper sets out the EU and US perspectives on the ongoing negotiations and evaluates their initial negotiation proposals.