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
C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, F. Passacantando, G. Toniolo – ITALY HAS ENOUGH RESOURCES TO RELAUNCH ITS ECONOMY: THE COUNTRY URGENTLY NEEDS PROJECTS, NOT IDEOLOGICAL WRANGLING
National governments and European institutions have mobilized and will continue to mobilize huge financial resources to ...
April 14, 2020
G. L. Tosato: Notes on the genesis of the European Stability Mechanism
A factual account of the genesis of the ESM would appear pertinent, considering the recent discussions on this subject i...
April 14, 2020
C. Bastasin – Covid-19: The ideas behind the German government’s agenda
A document reveals the analysis behind Berlin’s reaction to the Covid19 crisis and shows that the German government wa...
April 9, 2020
G. De Michele, M. Messori – Towards a sustainable European ‘Marshall Plan’: How to turn the crisis into an opportunity
In the last weeks a growing debate among European economists has focused on how to fund the national expansionary fiscal...
April 9, 2020
P. Nicolaides: State Aid to Combat Covid-19
This paper examines the state aid measures that Member States have implemented to combat the economic effects of covid-1...
April 4, 2020
C. Bastasin: The rationale behind the Italian-German rift
Acrimony among European states is getting harsher today than during the euro crisis a decade ago, jeopardizing the integ...
March 31, 2020
C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, F. Passacantando, G. Toniolo – ITALY’S RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH CRISIS: THINKING TODAY ABOUT THE COUNTRY’S FUTURE
An unprecedented crisis is unraveling before our eyes. The damage caused to people’s and business’ economic viabilit...
March 27, 2020
M. Messori – The current European debate on fiscal policy: Too much and too little
In the last two weeks the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to launch new LTRO and T-LTRO programs to ensure liquidity...
March 23, 2020
S. Micossi, F. Peirce: Overcoming the gridlock in EMU decision-making
The completion of EMU, and banking union as its critical component, requires that certain taboos in the policy debate ar...
March 17, 2020
Working Papers
P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori – EMU Stability: Direct and Indirect Risk Sharing
Our paper aims to analyze the effectiveness of different risk-sharing mechanisms in providing stability to a monetary un...
August 21, 2017
F. Passacantando – Italexit, Debt Cancellation and ParallelMoneys: The fatal attraction for the Argentine solution
This paper aims to show the extraordinary complexity of an exit of Italy from the eurothrough a comparison with Argentin...
July 15, 2017
L. Andreozzi, R. Tamborini: Why Is Europe Engaged in an Interdependence War, and How Can It Be Stopped?
There is large evidence that European countries, the EMU in particular, are engaged in an interdependence war, i.e. non-...
April 24, 2017
P. Benigno: A Central Bank Theory of Price Level Determination
A theory in which the central bank controls the price level is put forward as an alternative to the fiscal theory of the...
April 19, 2017
R. De Santis, P. Esposito, E. Masi: Are There Common Structural Determinants of Potential Output Growth in Europe?
GDP growth in the Eurozone during the last twenty years continuously decreased. In addition, the global financial crisis...
March 25, 2017
S. Berardi, A. Marcelletti: Optimal Bank Capital Requirements: An Asymmetric Information Perspective
The issue on the amount of capital banks should hold has pushed back the debate on top of policymakers’ agenda. Litera...
March 1, 2017
F. Schivardi, E. Sette, G. Tabellini: Credit Misallocation During the European Financial Crisis
Do banks with low capital extend excessive credit to weak firms, and does this matter for aggregate efficiency? Using a ...
March 1, 2017
D. Focarelli: Why Insurance Regulation is Crucial for Long-term Investment and Economic Growth
This paper focuses on the role of insurers as providers of funds for long-term investment in the real economy, with an e...
January 15, 2017
A. Bassanetti, C. Cottarelli, A. Presbitero – Lost and Found: Market Access and Public Debt Dynamics
The empirical literature on sovereign debt crises identifies the level of public debt (measured as a share of GDP) as a ...
December 11, 2016
Monthly Briefs
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
New challenges in a changing world – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – January 23, 2023
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January 25, 2023
European Commission – Special Address by President von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum, January 17, 2023
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January 18, 2023
Monetary policy tightening and the green transition – Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – January 10, 2023
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January 11, 2023
Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank – December 31, 2022
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December 31, 2022
Conclusions from the European Council – December 16, 2022
On the first of two days of meetings, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine/Russia, energy, economy, secur...
December 19, 2022
ECB Press Conference – December 15, 2022
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December 15, 2022
Taxation: Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses – December 8, 2022
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December 13, 2022
Monetary policy and the economic outlook – Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – December 6, 2022
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December 13, 2022
Monetary policy and the economic outlook – Interview with ECB Chief Economist Philip R. Lane – December 6, 2022
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December 6, 2022
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