Promoting sustainable and inclusive growth and convergence in the European Union
This Policy Contribution was written for the Informal ECOFIN Meeting, Bucharest, 5 April 2019. The authors look at the EU’s economic...
Brexit: When in doubt, slow down
Uncertainty over Brexit remains high despite looming deadlines. Here, the authors argue that the UK should take the necessary steps to...
One size does not fit all: European Integration by differentiation
This a paper written with Jean Pisani-Ferry, Andre Sapir, Thomas Wieser and Guntram Wolff. THE ISSUE Reforming the governance of the...
The economic potential and risks of crypto assets: is a regulatory framework needed?
What is the economic potential and the risks of crypto assets? Regulators and supervisors have taken great interest in these new markets....
Brexit, phase two (and beyond): The future of the EU-UK relationship
Whether it looks more like ‘CETA-plus’ or ‘EEA-minus’, the trade deal that emerges from phase two of the Brexit negotiations should not...
India's trade ties with the UK and EU
As EU and Indian leaders meet in Delhi, we look at the figures on trade. The UK’s place in the relationship warrants special attention....
The EU and the US: a relationship in motion
The legacy of the financial crisis has left a different trail in the EU economy by comparison to that of the US. Almost a decade after...
How easy is it to increase fiscal capacity in the EU?
Figure 1: Trust in the EU low but stable Read my new paper with Guntram Wolff A monetary union without fiscal union is generally...
