Publications
Our publications aim to provide in-depth information on issues that are at the forefront of the European agenda, including commentary, research, and policy recommendations.
The center produces policy briefs, working papers, five bullets and a monthly newsletter. All publications are available online.
Policy Briefs
M. Buti, M. Messori – Next Generation-EU: Italy must not miss this opportunity
As is widely recognized, the agreement reached at the 17-21 July 2020 European Council meeting can represent a milestone...
August 21, 2020
G. Toniolo – Next Generation EU: Una condizionalità virtuosa
Trovato, piuttosto rapidamente, l’accordo sulla Dimensione complessiva del fondo Next Generation EU (NGEU), confermand...
July 28, 2020
C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, C. De Vincenti, M. Messori, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, G. Toniolo: The main hurdles to overcome in order to save Italy
The pandemic struck an Italy weakened by a quarter of a century of economic and social decline and trapped in a vicious ...
July 23, 2020
M. Buti, M. Messori: Next Generation EU: An interpretative guide
The proposal, which the European Commission made public on May 27, 2020, strengthens and articulates the framework launc...
June 15, 2020
C. Bastasin – Recovery Instrument: An epochal change in political economy
The Recovery Instrument (RI) represents a change in the philosophy of political economy because it breaks the link betwe...
June 15, 2020
M. Messori – The “Next Generation-EU” breakthrough: Opportunities and risks for Italy
A recently published Policy Brief (see Buti and Messori 2020) examines the quantitative and qualitative aspects that cha...
June 15, 2020
R. Perissich – The EU budget: a Hamilton moment?
On May 27, 2020, while outlining its new proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) that will determin...
June 1, 2020
M. Messori: The groundbreaking novelties of the Franco-German proposal and the misuse of the abacus
The Franco-German initiative, agreed between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May...
May 22, 2020
M. Messori: Are Italian banks part of the crisis or its solution this time?
The shock due to the coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause serious difficulties for the Italian banking sector, which ...
May 18, 2020
Working Papers
R. Rinaldi: Cash
The world of retail payments is changing rapidly. We observe app-based mobile payments, contactless and proximity transa...
May 24, 2019
L. Codogno, P. van den Noord: The rationale for a safe asset and fiscal capacity for the Eurozone
The only way to share common liabilities in the Eurozone is to achieve full fiscal and political union, i.e. unity of li...
May 10, 2019
E. Avgouleas, C. Goodhart: BANK RESOLUTION 10 YEARS FROM THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: A SYSTEMATIC REAPPRAISAL
Since 2010 most Group of Twenty (G20) jurisdictions have introduced new recovery and resolution regimes to deal with ban...
May 1, 2019
S. De Nardis: Dissecting Italian manufacturing: sector, dimension and resource allocation in the last ten years
After a prolonged and disappointing period, manufacturing productivity has relatively improved in Italy. It is a decade ...
April 20, 2019
V. Ceriani, G. Ricotti: The international coordination of corporate taxation: old solutions for new challenges?
The ways in which multinational companies operate in the current economic context questions the adequacy of internationa...
March 15, 2019
P. Benigno: Monetary Policy in a World of Cryptocurrencies
Can currency competition destabilize central banks’ control of interest rates and prices? Yes, it can. In a two-cu...
February 8, 2019
P. Esposito, S. Collignon, S. Scicchitano: Immigration and Unemployment in Europe: Does the core-periphery dualism matter?
In this paper, we assess the relation between immigration and unemployment for a sample of 15 EU countries between 1997 ...
February 1, 2019
F. Felici, E. Nicosia: The Credibility Legacy
In the last decade, citizens’ trust of economic experts has considerably declined. Even though the cause of this situa...
January 21, 2019
R. Mazzocchi, R. Tamborini: Current Account Imbalances and the Euro Area
The critical role of current account imbalances (CAI) is widely shared in the consensus narratives of the European crisi...
January 15, 2019
Monthly Briefs
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the forty-seventh meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee – April 14, 2023
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April 17, 2023
Ensuring price stability- Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – April 6, 2023
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April 12, 2023
Conclusions from the 23 March 2023 European Council
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March 27, 2023
The path ahead – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at “The ECB and Its Watchers XXIII” conference – March 22, 2023
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March 22, 2023
Commission supports 151 reform projects in Member States to strengthen resilience and competitiveness – March 21, 2023
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March 21, 2023
Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, on the announcement on 19 March 2023 by the Swiss authorities
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March 19, 2023
ECB press conference – March 16, 2023
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March 17, 2023
Statement by President von der Leyen following her meeting with US President Biden – March 10, 2023
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March 10, 2023
Capital markets union: Council adopts revised framework for European long-term investment funds – March 7, 2023
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March 8, 2023
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