The manufacturing jobs boom that isn’t
Niclas Poitiers argues that the US Inflation Reduction Act shows that massive subsidies are not leading to massive manufacturing job creation
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Month: November 2023
Paradise lost?
Crypto has failed to deliver on its promises. Fabio Panetta argues that the public sector should establish a comprehensive regulatory framework that addresses the risks with crypto
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World War II: the unlearned lessons
WW II was as much a clash of cultures as it was a clash of arms. Robert Oulds argues that the culture war and national differences drove the conflict and influenced how the war was fought
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Can Europe make its space launch industry competitive?
Europe is falling behind in the global commercial space launch sector. Francesco Nicoli, Kamil Sekut, Giuseppe Porcaro argue that a new programme may not be enough to fix the shortcomings
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Why the digital euro might be dead on arrival
Cyril Monnet and Dirk Niepelt argue that in protecting the current banking model the ECB could be sacrificing the digital euro on the altar of banking as we know it
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Adapting the EU AI Act to deal with generative AI
J Scott Marcus writes that the European Union’s draft AI Act already needs to be revised to account for the opportunities and harms of generative AI
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Digital trade is good for growth: can it also solve our ESG challenges?
Digital trade is good for growth. Pamela Mar argues that digitalising trade could enable SMEs to a be future ready, environmentally, and socially conscious businesses
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Deep trade agreements and firms’ exports
Matteo Neri-Lainé, Gianluca Orefice and Michele Ruta discuss the effect of deep trade agreements in integrating developing countries’ economies
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Policymaking in an age of shifts and breaks
The world has experienced an unprecedented series of shocks. Christine Lagarde says clarity, flexibility and humility will be three key elements of robust policymaking against this backdrop
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The Listing Act: no more than a minor boost to EU equity markets
Streamlining of the company listing process is welcome, but more fundamental reform is needed to revive the EU’s flagging equity markets, Alexander Lehmann discusses
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