Examining how the overall economy—the markets, businesses, consumers, and governments—behave, focusing on long-term economic growth and shorter-term business cycles
The world’s international economic institutions have helped reduce conflict and support growth. Tim Sargent, Paul Samson and Hector Torres discuss why we need to fix our international economic organizations
The cooperation imperative: fixing our international economic organizations Read More »
Abebe Aemro Selassie discusses the impact of COVID-19 on African countries, the financing challenge, implications for long-term investment, and how it can best be navigated
Reaching full potential: overcoming the financing squeeze Read More »
Mathias Dewatripont, Peter Praet and André Sapir consider the regulation lessons to be learned from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Prudential regulation lessons for Europe and the world Read More »
Stefano Micossi discusses the European Commission’s orientations for a revised economic governance in the EU
Euro area reform and democratic legitimacy Read More »
The euro area economy has shown impressive resilience. Nevertheless, Reinhard Felke and Nicolas Philiponnet argue that policymakers should sustain vigilance and action
Time to step up policy coordination in the euro area Read More »
Maarten Verwey and Oliver Dieckmann discuss the Commission’s Winter 2023 Economic Forecast and describe how the EU economy is set to escape recession
Headwinds persist, but EU economy is set to escape recession Read More »
Willem Buiter, Stephen Cecchetti, Kathryn Dominguez and Antonio Sánchez Serrano summarise central bank policy frameworks used when stabilising financial markets
Lending and market making as a last resort Read More »
Tymofiy Mylovanov and Gerard Roland argue that Ukraine must strive to become a full-fledged liberal democracy
Ukraine’s needed post-war institutional changes Read More »
Olli Rehn discusses the ECB handling of interest rates, and believes that a highly restrictive monetary policy shock can be avoided in the future
By acting swiftly now we can prevent a Volcker shock Read More »
Jerome Powell makes a strong case for limited independence within a democratic framework, warning against a central bank widening its remit and scope too far
Central bank independence and the mandate—evolving views Read More »
