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

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

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

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Working Papers

P. Canofari, M. Messori: Exit Risks and Contagion in the Euro Area

This paper aims to assess the possible impact that the depreciation of a common currency can have on the stability of th...

November 20, 2015

F. Landini, A. Arrighetti, A. Lasagni – Economic Crisis and Firm Exit: Do Intangibles Matter?

The crisis in the Euro area has caused several business closures, especially in the EMU periphery. In this paper we use ...

November 15, 2015

G. Bruzzone, M. Cassella, S. Micossi: The EU Regulatory Framework for Bank Resolution

The financial crisis of 2008-09 and the ensuing sovereign debt and banking crises within the eurozone exposed the presen...

October 31, 2015

F. Balassone, M. Committeri – Europe and the IMF: nec sine te, nec tecum …

As the sovereign debt crisis burst in 2010, the European Union lacked both the instruments and the expertise to manage t...

June 21, 2015

P. Benigno, S. Nisticò: Non-Neutrality of Open-Market Operations

Unconventional open-market operations can have consequences for inflation and out- put because of income losses on centr...

June 15, 2015

S. Micossi: The Monetary policy of the European Central Bank (2002 t0 2015)

This paper examines the policies pursued by the European Central Bank (ECB) since the inception of the euro. The ECB was...

June 10, 2015

P. Esposito: Trade (dis)Integration and Imbalances in the EMU

The aim of this paper is to assess the role of competitiveness and financial integration on trade flows for countries be...

May 30, 2015

C. Gianetti: Debt Concentration of European Firms

This paper investigates the level of debt specialization across European firms relying on a cross-country comparable sam...

March 31, 2015

C. Fassio: Export-Led Innovation Among European Firms

This paper investigates the effect of exporting activities on the innovation strategies of European firms in France, Ger...

March 14, 2015

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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.

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

Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) – December 2, 2022

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December 6, 2022

Conference on the Future of Europe: citizens demand more from the EU – December 2, 2022

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December 5, 2022

Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament – November 28

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November 29, 2022

European Commission – Building an economic governance framework fit for the challenges ahead, November 9

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November 21, 2022

Monetary policy in a new environment – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the European Banking Congress, November 18

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November 21, 2022

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