Cryptoassets need regulation
Cryptoassets and blockchain technology hold great promise. Daniel Dăianu believes that updating the current regulatory framework is a must for governments and central banks
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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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Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
Klaas Lenaerts, Simone Tagliapietra and Guntram Wolff explore whether decarbonisation and economic growth are compatible to reach net zero by 2050
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SPACs filling the gap in European equity markets
Rebecca Christie considers special-purpose acquisition vehicles, and believes they could fill a gap in European equity markets and lure risk-averse investors off the sidelines
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A new template for the European fiscal framework
The European fiscal rules have been temporarily suspended since March 2020 to enable member states to take emergency measures against the COVID crisis. Martin et al argue this should be taken as an opportunity for an ambitious reform of a now clearly outdated fiscal framework
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Towards a green capital markets union for Europe
Christine Lagarde considers the European Union’s transition towards a sustainable economy that will be backed by the growth of sustainable finance
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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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Europe needs a fully-fledged CMU
Luis de Guindos, Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel outline priority areas for reform to foster European capital markets
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