Discussing how geopolitical relationships affect trade, with a focus on supply chains, trade finance and crossborder payments
Alicia García-Herrero discusses China’s growth potential, identifying the main challenges and the factors that could mitigate China’s structural deceleration
Can Chinese growth continue to defy gravity? Read More »
Trade agreements increasingly include disciplines aimed at achieving non-trade objectives. Ana Margarida Fernandes, Nadia Rocha and Michele Ruta investigate how non-trade disciplines in PTAs affect non-trade outcomes
How deep trade agreements shape non-trade outcomes Read More »
Ethan Ilzetzki and Suryaansh Jain discuss the results of the May 2023 CfM-CEPR survey, where panellists were asked to predict the impact of AI on the global economy
The impact of artificial intelligence on growth and employment Read More »
New protectionist policies threaten the global economy. Kristalina Georgieva and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala argue that thriving international trade goes hand in hand with global prosperity and stability
World trade can still drive prosperity and stability Read More »
Carbon pricing is a central instrument in the EU’s fight against climate change. Claus Brand, Günter Coenen, John Hutchinson and Arthur Saint Guilhem use macroeconomic models examine what higher prices for carbon emissions will do to growth and inflation
How will higher carbon prices affect growth and inflation? Read More »
Román Arjona, William Connell Garcia and Cristina Herghelegiu examine the EU’s dependencies in traded goods and find that the EU benefits greatly from its wide participation in international value chains
The EU’s strategic dependencies unveiled Read More »
Claudia Buch, Linda Goldberg and Björn Imbierowicz discuss new evidence from the International Banking Research Network on how trade uncertainty can be amplified through the supply of credit
Trade fragmentation matters for bank credit supply Read More »
Sanctions, coming on top of longstanding domestic shortcomings, are gradually weakening Russia. Elina Ribakova argues countries opposing Russia’s war on Ukraine should keep up the pressure
Sanctions against Russia will worsen its economic prospects Read More »
Patrick Minford evaluates the progress being made on the Brexit agenda, focussing on trade, regulation and the EU border
Britain’s road to Brexit: evaluating the progress Read More »
Supply disruptions during the pandemic raised concerns about supply chains. Cyrille Schwellnus, Antton Haramboure, and Lea Samek consider the resilience of global supply chains
Resilient global supply chains and implications for public policy Read More »
