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

P. Nicolaides: Unprecedented State Intervention

EU Member States have granted very large amounts of state aid to counteract the impact of the covid- 19 pandemic and the...

March 3, 2021

R. Perissich: Why the EU needs a common foreign policy (and what it would take to have one)

As a result of an ill-advised military intervention by some European countries, Libya has been in a state of bloody civi...

February 28, 2021

V. Termini – Europe on the move: First steps towards a multilateral global scenario

Europe is on the move on three fronts which, in combination, are leading towards a truly extraordinary scenario. At the ...

February 24, 2021

M. Messori – The Italian recovery and resilience plan: How to take advantage of an extraordinary opportunity

In the post-pandemic period, the success of “Next generation – EU” (NG-EU) is crucial for initiating a...

January 4, 2021

C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Bordignon, S. De Nardis, C. De Vincenti, V. Meliciani, M. Messori, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, G. Toniolo – A vision for Italy to seize a great opportunity: the choices the government must make to benefit from Next Generation-EU

The European funds of Next Generation-EU represent an unmissable opportunity to revive Italy, but also a great responsib...

December 6, 2020

C. Bastasin: Italy’s Recovery Plans require the mobilization of private savings

A more dynamic banking system and private equity actors are indispensable to prevent the high private debt from disrupti...

November 30, 2020

R. Perissich: Macron’s world view

Emmanuel Macron is a highly intelligent man and a profound, articulate thinker. He is also the President of France. Outs...

November 27, 2020

M. Buti, M. Messori – Implementing the Recovery and Resilience Plans: The Case of Italy

The exceptionality of the pandemic, its exogenous nature that has reduced the importance of the ‘moral hazard̵...

November 16, 2020

S. Micossi: Sovereign debt management in the euro area as a common action problem

This Policy Brief discusses the question of sovereign debt management in the euro area following the large increase in t...

October 14, 2020

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Working Papers

J. Bonchi, F. S. Lucidi – Asset Price Bubbles with Low Interest Rates: Not All Bubbles are Likely to Emerge

Leveraged asset price bubbles, i.e., boom-bust phases in asset prices accompanied by credit overhangs, are more harmful ...

December 5, 2020

L. Codogno, P. van den Noord: Assessing Next Generation EU

The unprecedented fiscal package adopted by the European Council in the summer of 2020 ―dubbed Next Generation EU―is...

November 30, 2020

P. Benigno, P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M.Messori: Uncertainty and the Pandemic Shocks

The COVID-19 pandemic shocks are a significant source of uncertainty in several aspects. In particular, these shocks inf...

November 11, 2020

G. Ascari, J. Bonchi: (Dis)Solving the Zero Lower Bound Equilibrium through Income Policy

We investigate the possibility to reflate an economy experiencing a long-lasting zero lower bound episode with subdued o...

October 23, 2020

C. De Vincenti, S. Facciolini: Mercati postali, servizio universale, regolazione

Quali sono le caratteristiche strutturali del mercato dei servizi postali rilevanti per la definizione del quadro normat...

October 12, 2020

P. Benigno, P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori: Theory, Evidence, and Risks of the ECB’s Asset Purchase Programme

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the ECB has relaunched a massive asset purchase programme within its combined-arms m...

October 2, 2020

L. Codogno, P. van den Noord: Going fiscal? A stylised model with fiscal capacity and a Eurobond in the Eurozone

The paper shows that the introduction a Eurobond together with fiscal capacity at the centre would produce macro-stabili...

April 9, 2020

G. Galli: The reform of the ESM and why it is so controversial in Italy

Key Points The draft reform of the European Stability Mechanism (henceforth ESM) was not approved as scheduled at the Eu...

April 8, 2020

G. Bonaccolto, N. Borri, A. Consiglio: Breakup and Default Risks in the Eurozone

Since the burst of the sovereign debt crisis, investors perceive the concrete possibility of a breakup of the Eurozone. ...

March 11, 2020

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Monthly Briefs

Five Bullets

Europe: Facts & Docs

This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.

Policymaking in an age of shifts and breaks – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – August 25, 2023

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August 28, 2023

ECB Press Conference – July 27, 2023

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July 27, 2023

Strengthening resilience in a changing geopolitical landscape – Welcome address by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the 9th ECB conference on central, eastern and south-eastern European countries – July 17, 2023

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July 17, 2023

Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – July 7, 2023

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July 10, 2023

2023 Strategic Foresight Report: sustainability and wellbeing at the heart of Europe’s Open Strategic Autonomy – July 6, 2023

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July 10, 2023

Single Currency Package: new proposals to support the use of cash and to propose a framework for a digital euro – June 28, 2023

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July 5, 2023

Breaking the persistence of inflation – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2023 on “Macroeconomic stabilisation in a volatile inflation environment” in Sintra, Portugal – June 27, 2023

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June 28, 2023

EU budget: Commission proposes to reinforce long-term EU budget to face most urgent challenges – June 20, 2023

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June 26, 2023

European Semester 2023: country-specific recommendations agreed – June 16, 2023

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June 19, 2023

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