Free trade benefits of Brexit
Many economists have claimed that Brexit would damage the UK economy. Patrick Minford argues that Brexit benefits to the UK have been widely underestimated
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Parachute pants and central bank money
There is a global rush to roll out CBDCs. Randal Quarles suggests this is akin to the 1980s parachute pants fad and the fear of missing out
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Pricing of carbon within and at the border of Europe
The EU has announced reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 as the key target of its Green Deal strategy. Christoph Schmidt et al. argue that the EU should consider a border carbon adjustment mechanism only incentivise other countries to join
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Bretton Woods: time to reset?
Giovanni Tria and Angelo Federico Arcelli ask is a renewed Bretton Woods agreement a concrete option to favour a new economic expansion phase in the post-pandemic world?
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What the British government needs to do to get Brexit done post-COVID
The COVID debt is immense. Patrick Minford considers the options available to the UK government to ensure a successful Brexit
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Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system
Does the economy need digital currencies? Agustín Carstens asks who should issue them, how should they be designed and what are the implications for the monetary system?
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The challenge of climate finance
Alexander Lehman and Mark Plant discuss low-carbon transition challenges and consider the EU agenda for coordinating with emerging markets
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Financing the EU: new context, new responses
Clemens Fuest and Jean Pisani-Ferry consider the EU budget, which has to be reassessed in light of the Next Generation EU programme
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Putting climate scenarios into action
Sarah Breeden shares lessons we have learned from designing and applying climate scenarios, as well as some thoughts on their future, including the vital contribution research needs to make
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Finance disrupted by innovation
New technologies are disrupting every corner of the financial sector. Benoît Cœuré focuses on the role that central banks are playing in ensuring that technological innovation is a force for good
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