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.
LEAP produces policy briefs, working papers, five bullets and a monthly newsletter. All publications are available online.
Policy Briefs
C. Bastasin: German political earthquake may have consequences on the banking union and the ESM
A change of leadership in the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the junior partner in the German coalition government, may ...
November 28, 2019
L. Codogno – The fiscal stimulus that is not: why there is no fiscal expansion in sight for the eurozone
As in Peter Pan’s fictional island of Neverland, people in Euroland refuse to grow up and face reality. The “never-n...
November 13, 2019
C. Bastasin: The strange reasons why Europe will have a “Golden Rule” in 2020
As recently as the beginning of 2018, the International Monetary Fund issued one of its most upbeat economic forecasts i...
October 23, 2019
L. Carpentieri, S. Micossi, P. Parascandolo: Overhauling corporate taxation in the digital economy
Is the corporate income tax (CIT) still an efficient system for taxing companies today? The CIT was introduced when econ...
October 22, 2019
P. C. Padoan: Public Debt Reduction in Uncertain Times – With a View to Europe
We live in uncertain times both economically – growth remains weak, especially in the fundamentals – and in ...
September 16, 2019
S. Micossi: A new drive for the Capital Markets Union
For two decades, the lack of private investment has been one of Europe’s biggest economic weaknesses, undermining prod...
September 13, 2019
M. Messori: The potentials and the dangers of the Italian economy in a renewed euro area
Overcoming the political and institutional tensions that have characterized Italy in the last fourteen months opens up n...
September 12, 2019
A. Franconi: Mini-Bot: Ingenuity or Ignorance
With the infringement procedure launched by the European Union against Italy in December 2017 (not to be confused with t...
September 6, 2019
M. Buti, M. Krobath: Should the eurozone be less intergovernmental?
Since the economic and financial crisis, the institutional landscape in the EU has changed. While no structure in the EU...
August 30, 2019
Working Papers
C. Brescia Morra: From the Single Supervisory Mechanism to the Banking Union
The agreement on the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is an important step to create an integrated banking system in E...
June 25, 2014
P. Canofari, G. Marini, G. Piersanti: Expectations and Systemic Risk in EMU Government Bond Spreads
This paper explores the determinants of 10-years sovereign bond spreads over the German Bund benchmark in the Euro Zone ...
June 18, 2014
C. Fassio: Sectoral Systems or Distance-to-the-Frontier Effects on Innovation?
This study analyzes empirically whether the Sectoral Systems of Innovation or the Distance- to-the-Frontier perspective ...
June 10, 2014
Monthly Briefs
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION – Summer 2022 Economic Forecast: Russia’s war worsens the outlook – July 14, 2022
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, setting it on a path of ...
July 18, 2022
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK – Account of the June monetary policy meeting – July 7, 2022
The Governing Council agreed that the revised medium-term inflation outlook called for further, decisive steps in the no...
July 8, 2022
European Council conclusions on Ukraine, the membership applications of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, Western Balkans and external relations – June 23, 2022
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June 24, 2022
Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament – June 20, 2022
Click here to read President Lagarde’s speech...
June 20, 2022
Commission sets out first analysis of the proposals stemming from the Conference on the Future of Europe – June 17, 2022
The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out how it can follow up on the outcome of the Conference on...
June 20, 2022
Statement of the ECB Governing Council – June 15, 2022
On 15 June the Governing Council met to exchange views on the current market situation. Since the gradual process of pol...
June 17, 2022
ECB Press conference – June 9, 2022
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June 14, 2022
The Commission presents the Draft Budget 2023 and the Annual Management and Performance Report for the EU budget for the 2021 financial year
The Commission has proposed an annual EU budget of €185.6 billion for 2023, to be complemented by an estimated €113....
June 9, 2022
Convergence Report reviews Member States’ preparedness to join the euro area and paves the way for Croatia’s euro adoption on 1 January 2023
The European Commission has concluded that Croatia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2023, bringing the number of ...
June 6, 2022
Newsletter
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