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Quantum computers may have a profound impact on the financial system. Raphael Auer, Angela Dupont, Leonardo Gambacorta, Joon Suk Park, Koji Takahashi,...
Piero Cipollone argues that recent advancements in digital technology offer an opportunity to create an integrated European capital market for digital...
Innovation, investment and integration. Luis de Guindos discusses the revival of productivity growth in the euro area – a critical challenge that demands...
Extreme weather events are bringing devastating consequences for an increasing number of people. Senne Aerts, Livio Stracca and Agnieszka Trzcinska highlight...
The Draghi report on The Future of European Competitiveness is a milestone. Cristina Caffarra argues that not delivering on innovation and growth is the...
Cees Vermaas explains how public markets are underserving many companies, and how the growing private company economy needs an efficient and cost-effective...
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...
Long periods of slow economic growth can cause a jump in inequality. Kristalina Georgieva argues that a balanced set of policies can stave off that ou...
Agustín Carstens and Nandan Nilekani lay out a vision for the Finternet, a user-centric, unified and universal financial ecosystem that is inclusive, innovative,...
Jon Danielsson argues that failures in regulation is a key reason for financial crises, and proposes that the financial authorities instead adopt diversification...
An unprecedented number of voters will go to the polls globally in 2024. Jeffrey Frankel discusses incumbent’s efforts to buoy the economy and the post-election...
Failure to meet the Paris climate goals poses economic challenges that have an impact on central banks’ work, argues Frank Elderson. To avoid long-term...
Industrial policy is undergoing a major resurgence. Cristina Caffarra and Nathaniel Lane argue that getting Europe to improve performance will require...
The global economy has seen a major financial crisis and a worldwide pandemic. Patrick Minford reviews the attempts to model these events and suggests...
In the process towards European economic and monetary union, two reports played crucial roles. Ivo Maes focuses on the Werner and Delors Reports, capturing...
Daniel Daianu asks if AI can address imbalances between needs and resources sustainably by bringing about abundance for all?
Paschal Donohoe, Christine Lagarde, Roberta Metsola, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen look back at the success of the euro and assert that the world...
There is a lot of optimism about AI and increased productivity. Daron Acemoğlu and Simon Johnson warn that to support shared prosperity, AI must complement...
The move to a net zero future entails profound changes for societies and economies. Ivana Popovic, Alexandre Köberle and Michael Wilkins discuss a just...
Jon Cunliffe recalls Facebook’s announcement in 2019 that it was launching a digital currency, and discusses the three areas where this galvanised more...
Ahead of next June’s European Parliament elections Marco Buti et al set out key elements that could form the basis for a new political contract capable...
Digital trade is good for growth. Pamela Mar argues that digitalising trade could enable SMEs to a be future ready, environmentally, and socially conscious...
There are efficiency and cost benefits in using AI. Jon Danielsson discusses what tasks can safely be outsourced to AI and what needs to stay in the hands...
Pascal Saint-Amans argues that emissions from international shipping are the most realistic target for taxes to pay for climate spending in developing...
Maria Demertzis and Catarina Martins argue that the ECB is uniquely positioned to help create the global standard, and in the process to help protect the...
New protectionist policies threaten the global economy. Kristalina Georgieva and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala argue that thriving international trade goes hand...
Anat Admati, Martin Hellwig and Richard Portes argue that US authorities should acknowledge the evident banking crisis and suggests reforms to address...
Barry Eichengreen argues that reports of the US dollar’s demise as the dominant global currency have been greatly exaggerated
Patrick Minford evaluates the progress being made on the Brexit agenda, focussing on trade, regulation and the EU border
The world’s international economic institutions have helped reduce conflict and support growth. Tim Sargent, Paul Samson and Hector Torres discuss why...
Cryptoassets promise radical change in how people pay, save and invest. Fabio Panetta considers the bursting crypto bubbles and the destiny of digital...
Jon Cunliffe reflects on recent crypto market developments, and discusses the work that authorities are doing on the regulation of crypto stablecoins and...
High-quality, reliable, and comparable gauges are lacking. Charlotte Gardes-Landolfini and Fabio Natalucci on how to close the data deficit
Paul Allin, Diane Coyle and Tim Jackson argue that changing how we measure progress is key to tackling a world in crisis
Graham Bright discusses technologies that can reduce friction in international trade
Dirk Zetzsche, Linn Anker-Sørensen, Maria Lucia Passador and Andreas Wehrli provide an initial analysis of the legal challenges related to DLT-based payment...
Fabio Panetta argues that bringing cryptoassets safely into the regulatory perimeter would promote innovation, whilst avoiding a new bubble
Aggregate supply tailwinds are turning into headwinds, raising inflationary pressures and calling for a policy reset, argues Agustín Carstens
Daniel Dăianu looks at the role of economics in society and says miracles are not possible, and economics cannot be seen as alchemy
The Great Moderation was a period of prosperity. Isabel Schnabel argues that it is up to central banks whether today’s challenges will lead to the Great...
The BoE recently tested the UK’s largest banks and insurers on how prepared they are for financial risks caused by climate change. Sam Woods reviews the...
Graham Bright considers the global trade landscape post pandemic, and with current tensions says we should hope for the best outcome and plan for the...
Agustín Carstens takes inspiration from Germany’s literary giant Goethe to reflect on the soul of money in the digital era
Gordon Liao and John Caramichael the huge growth of stablecoins and consider the broad impacts on the financial system
COP26 has shown that consensus is not just confined to politics. Graham Bright considers the finance sector’s role in promoting collaborative trade
Jon Cunliffe looks at the impact of ‘crypto’ on the stability of the UK’s financial system and asks whether the world of ‘crypto finance’ poses risks to...
Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Yan Liu, and Arthur Rossi consider the key legal issues central banks face on their governance
Many economists have claimed that Brexit would damage the UK economy. Patrick Minford argues that Brexit benefits to the UK have been widely underesti...
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
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...
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...
The COVID debt is immense. Patrick Minford considers the options available to the UK government to ensure a successful Brexit
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...
Alexander Lehman and Mark Plant discuss low-carbon transition challenges and consider the EU agenda for coordinating with emerging markets
Clemens Fuest and Jean Pisani-Ferry consider the EU budget, which has to be reassessed in light of the Next Generation EU programme
Sarah Breeden shares lessons we have learned from designing and applying climate scenarios, as well as some thoughts on their future, including the vital...
New technologies are disrupting every corner of the financial sector. Benoît Cœuré focuses on the role that central banks are playing in ensuring that...