Carbon taxes may be a boon for the world, even in the short run
Bruno Conte, Klaus Desmet and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg argue that it is time to take a serious look at carbon taxes as they are less costly than you thought
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Europe
How Europe should answer the US Inflation Reduction Act
David Kleimann, Niclas Poitiers, André Sapir, Simone Tagliapietra, Nicolas Véron, Reinhilde Veugelers and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that the EU should respond to the Inflation Reduction Act by pursuing broader aims such as a speedy decarbonisation and a broader development policy
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To cap or not to cap: the deal Europe needs on energy prices
Simone Tagliapietra, Georg Zachmann and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that a EU gas price cap would be counterproductive, but the reasons why it is supported widely must be addressed
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Will the European Union price cap on Russian oil work?
The G7 Russian oil price cap is an ambitious but untested instrument. Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann argue that, despite pitfalls, the cap has the potential to be the most of potent sanctions
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A union that stands strong together
Ursula von der Leyen in her annual State of the Union speech outlines the European Union’s main political priorities for the next working year
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Does the EU need an energy crisis fund?
Simone Tagliapietra, Georg Zachmann and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that an EU energy fund is justified, but for different reasons than commonly assumed, with implications for the fund’s design
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Enlarging and deepening
Franz Mayer, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Daniela Schwarzer and Shahin Vallée consider the European Political Community and argue that it could act both as a bridge to an eventual larger EU and as a framework for continental-scale partnership
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Pulling the curtain on Russian myth making
Nikolai Levin writes behind the Kremlin’s threats and bluster lies a broken country that has never really made it to the 20th century, let alone the 21st
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Monetary policy and the Great Volatility
The Great Moderation was a period of prosperity. Isabel Schnabel argues that it is up to central banks whether today’s challenges will lead to the Great Volatility
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The West must learn to understand power politics
The belief in Western Europe is that European integration and international trade are automatic promoters of peace. Patrick van Schie says much of the world continues to think it is power that counts
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