Examining how the overall economy—the markets, businesses, consumers, and governments—behave, focusing on long-term economic growth and shorter-term business cycles
Three years ago the ECB redefined the inflation target. Three crises later Olli Rehn takes stock of how well the revised strategy functioned in a high-inflation environment
Reviewing the ECB’s monetary policy strategy in the age of polycrisis Read More »
Donald J Trump is returning to the White House. Stefan Wolff considers what this means for Ukraine, the Middle East, China and the rest of the world
The resurrection of Donald Trump Read More »
Recent tensions between the US and China have raised the spectre of technological decoupling. Yu Cao, Francesca de Nicola, Aaditya Mattoo and Jonathan Timmis explore the impact of US Entity List restrictions on Chinese firms’ innovation
Sanctions and technological decoupling Read More »
Andrew Bailey discusses global financial stability, emphasising the importance of understanding financial theory and learning the lessons from history, highlighting the need for a macro-prudential approach
Today’s challenges in financial stability: the new and the not so new Read More »
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
Economists should point their attention to the stars Read More »
Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol analyses what arguments European policymakers have used in discussions about centralising public expenditures at EU level
An uphill struggle: a long-term perspective on the European public goods debate Read More »
Innovation, investment and integration. Luis de Guindos discusses the revival of productivity growth in the euro area – a critical challenge that demands urgent attention and collective action
Bridging the gap: reviving the euro area’s productivity growth Read More »
Concerns over government debt have been on the rise. Martin Larch provides a brief history of government debt in the EU and draws attention to some important issues that are normally kept in the background
High government debt in the EU or the end of ‘enjoy now, pay later’ Read More »
The global economy is facing rifts comparable to the pressures that resulted in ‘economic nationalism, a collapse in global trade and the Great Depression of the 1920s, Christine Lagarde warns
Setbacks and strides forward: structural shifts and monetary policy in the twenties Read More »
Jerome Powell addresses the current economic situation and the path ahead for monetary policy, discussing economic events since the pandemic and exploring why inflation rose to levels not seen in a generation
Pandemic-related economic distortions are fading Read More »
