Net zero and financial stability
Dirk Schoenmaker and Hesse McKechnie argue that central banks should take a macro approach to managing system-wide risks stemming from the climate transition to net zero
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Month: October 2024
BRICS is becoming a more solid construction
Alicia García-Herrero considers the Kazan summit and argues that the West should pay attention as BRICS is consolidating into a China-dominated bloc that aims to shape the global order
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Simplifying EU law
Business regulations are an impediment to investment. Kamil Sekut and J Scott Marcus find that the volume and complexity of EU laws continue to increase
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Catch-up with the US or prosper below the tech frontier?
Bertin Martens explores why EU AI investment has fallen behind the US and the types of market failure that may have led to that situation, and considers an EU artificial intelligence strategy
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Understanding the economic losses from climate change
Recent research suggests that the impact of climate change on economic output might have been underestimated. Senne Aerts, Livio Stracca and Agnieszka Trzcinska highlight advances in understanding and measuring the economic impact of climate change and the remaining uncertainties
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Cefi or defi: substitutes or complements?
Christopher Waller discusses the roles of centralized and decentralized finance, and whether they are substitutes or complementary to each other
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Economists should point their attention to the stars
The economics of space is no longer the province of science fiction. Alessio Terzi and Francesco Nicoli argue that economists should turn their attention to the stars, harnessing opportunities that beckon beyond Earth’s limits
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The tension between AI and productivity
Bertin Martens explores the tension between rapidly increasing artificial intelligence investment costs and the slower pace of productivity growth, raising concerns about a potential ‘economic winter’ for AI
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An uphill struggle
Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol analyses what arguments European policymakers have used in discussions about centralising public expenditures at EU level
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The rise of the disconnected workforce
A new workplace revolution is transforming the workplace forever. Jonathan Sharp considers how companies can stay connected and engaged with employees
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