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
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
S. Bernardini, C. Cottarelli, G. Galli, C. Valdes – REDUCING PUBLIC DEBT: THE EXPERIENCE OF ADVANCED ECONOMIES OVER THE LAST 70 YEARS
This paper investigates the episodes of public debt reduction in advanced economies since the Second World War. We find ...
July 31, 2019
C. Bastasin: Will the European deficit procedure determine the future of Italy’s political equilibrium?
On June 5, 2019, the EU Commission assessed, in its Report from the Commission – COM(2019) 532 final “Italy, Rep...
July 24, 2019
C. Bastasin: Secular Divergence – Explaining Nationalism in Europe
The doctrine of nationalism, hinging on a primacy of the cultural, civic or ethnic unit of one nation vis-à-vis other ...
April 24, 2019
C. Bastasin: The economic consequences of Italian political isolation
In about two months’ time, European citizens will be voting on their representatives in the European Parliament. T...
March 27, 2019
L. Bini Smaghi: What Future for the European Banking System?
The European banking sector is going through complicated times. Its performance over the last decade diverged widely fro...
March 13, 2019
S. Micossi – Testing the EU Framework for the Recovery and Resolution of Banks: the Italian Experience
The financial crisis of 2008-09 and the ensuing sovereign debt and banking crises within the Eurozone exposed the presen...
February 15, 2019
A. Leipold – Not Seeing the 50% for the 2.04%. A Missing Piece of EU Economic Governance: The Quality of Public Finance
The public finance situation in Italy and to a lesser extent France has brought the long- simmering issue of the Europea...
February 13, 2019
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