thought leadership

  

Out of the frying pan into the fire

Patrick Minford argues that the Labour government’s obsession with absurd fiscal rules and muddles over monetary policy will skewer the new Labour government’s policy for UK growth

 

Censorship to defend democracy

The spread of biased narratives is a growing concern in many democracies. Marcel Caesmann, Janis Goldzycher, Matteo Grigoletto and Lorenz Gschwent explore the EU ban on Russian news outlets after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

   

How to finance the EU’s decarbonisation plan

Europe needs to decarbonise. Ugnė Keliauskaitė, Ben McWilliams, Giovanni Sgaravatti and Simone Tagliapietra discuss the challenges of meeting EPBD targets and introducing ETS2 smoothly

    

How the EU can counterbalance the US

The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked concern in the EU. Salvador Barrios, Jonathan Pycroft, Andrzej Stasio and Daniel Stöhlker argue that the EU’s own green funding initiatives can compete with the IRA

   

Overcome divisions and confront threats

The challenges confronting the EU are substantial. Maria Demertzis, André Sapir and Jeromin Zettelmeyer recommend that the new Presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament promote growth and enhance cohesion

  

The return of industrial policies

Industrial policies are increasingly used in advanced economies. Valentine Millot and Łukasz Rawdanowicz discuss the pros and cons of such policies and outline principles to inform policy guidelines