C. Bastasin: Può la riforma costituzionale italiana mettere a rischio l’euro?

Governi politici “di parte” potranno garantire solidità finanziaria all’Italia nell’euro? La proposta di riform...

May 13, 2024

L. Codogno: Italy’s economic miracle is in the eyes of the beholder

Italy’s overperformance relative to France and Germany since the pandemic needs to be put into perspective. Indeed, if...

May 9, 2024

C. Bastasin – Europe’s polarization: from selective deafness to furious voices

Around a third of European Union citizens live in regions or provinces where the average income today is lower than it w...

March 25, 2024

C. Bastasin: Germany’s economic weakness may help strengthen the European Union

Germany’s economic weakness, highlighted by the recession in 2023 and the uncertain outlook for the current year, ...

January 30, 2024

R. Perissich: How Europe should prepare for a second Trump term (and hope it will not happen)

It has already been a front-page subject for many months. It is now becoming an obsession. The subject is the upcoming U...

January 25, 2024

C. Bastasin: Inflation, inequality and divergence in electoral year 2024

In past years, I tried on several occasions and through various publications to highlight the importance of a conceptual...

January 22, 2024

C. Bastasin – Conceptually flawed and politically risky after the transitory period: The new proposed European economic governance reform

If governments were angels, we would not need rules. However, in an imperfect world even rules cannot be perfect. In thi...

December 31, 2023

L. Panella: The Cost of non-Europe

In June 2024, millions of citizens will participate in shaping the future of European democracy and its political priori...

December 13, 2023

C. Bastasin: Cambiare il freno al debito tedesco?

In queste pagine, mostreremo la perdita di credibilità della norma costituzionale sul freno all’indebitamento che la ...

December 4, 2023

F. Bulfone, D. Di Carlo, F. Bontadini, V. Meliciani – Adjusting to new geopolitical realities: semiconductors industrial policy in the US and EU

After analysing strengths and weaknesses in the United States and European Union’s digital value chains, this paper co...

June 5, 2024

C. Bastasin: Southern Italy deserves special scrutiny from Europe

The issue of the economic underdevelopment of Southern Italy needs special attention in the context of European economic...

April 15, 2024

S. B. H. Faure, D. Zurstrassen – The EU Defence Industrial Strategy: the “Colbertist revolution” will have to wait

On 5 March 2024, the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) presented the first-ever EU Def...

March 13, 2024

O. Fontana, S. Vannuccini: How to institutionalise European industrial policy (for strategic autonomy and the green transition)

This paper presents some novel ideas on the tools and financing of a truly supranational industrial policy in the Europe...

March 8, 2024

C. Bastasin – Tecnologia Usa e mercati europei: che cosa succede alla Germania

Le difficoltà economiche della Germania hanno implicazioni rilevanti per l’assetto globale europeo. In questo studio,...

February 28, 2024

P. Guerrieri, P. C. Padoan – “European competitiveness and strategic autonomy”: The European Union and the double challenge

The European Commission released its latest package of economic security measures at the end of January 2024. It include...

February 28, 2024

A. Fabrizi, M. Gentile, G. Guarini, V. Meliciani: The impact of environmental regulation on innovation and international competitiveness

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of environmental regulation on innovation and international competiti...

February 5, 2024

C. De Vincenti: Entry Deterrence, Macroeconomic Equilibria and Pro-Competitive policies

This paper presents a macroeconomic model that is microfounded on an industrial structure characterized by an oligopolis...

January 25, 2024

V. Meliciani, G. Terzo – Public welfare spending and cross-country economic disparities in the European Union: Panel evidence for the period 2000-2021

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of public welfare spending in supporting economic well-being in the Eur...

January 22, 2024

M. Messori: Loans or “gifts”? What the Italian economy needs from Europe

According to the recent Economic and Financial Document (DEF) drafted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), in 2...

April 28, 2020

C. Bastasin: The rationale behind the Italian-German rift

• Acrimony among European states is harsher today than during the euro-crisis a decade ago, jeopardizing the integrity...

March 31, 2020

C. Bastasin: The EU budget’s bad start concerns the euro area as well

• February’s special Council meeting on the 2021-2027 EU budget ended without an agreement. When EU leaders left...

February 28, 2020

C. Bastasin: A Unique Opportunity for New Ideas on EU Fiscal Rules

• On February 5, the European Commission presented the outlines of its review of the euro-area’s fiscal rules. A sim...

February 7, 2020

C. Bastasin: Italy’s debt causes resistance to new “green” fiscal flexibility

• Brussels is about to start a debate on waivers for green investments from the EU’s budget-deficit rules. However, ...

February 5, 2020

C. Bastasin: ON THE EU COMMISSION’S HARD-NOSED LETTER TO ITALY

• In a strongly worded letter, EU Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici have accused Italy of planning...

October 22, 2018

C. Bastasin: ITALY’S IS NOT A POPULIST GOVERNMENT

● Italy’s government is not just another populist government, more or less similar to the Greek, the British or even...

October 1, 2018

C. Bastasin: Regarding the Letter of the Eight Finance Ministers

● European ministers of finance discussed the future of the EMU on several occasions over the last couple of months. U...

March 13, 2018

M. Messori: ON THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM DEUTSCHE BANK

DEUTSCHE BANK’S DIFFICULTIES, which exploded due to a multi-billion dollar fine required by the U.S. Department of Jus...

October 4, 2016

Monetary policy in an unusual cycle: the risks, the path and the costs – Introductory speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, July 1, 2024

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July 2, 2024

European Semester Spring Package provides policy guidance to enhance the EU’s competitiveness and resilience, and maintain sound public finances – June 19, 2024

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June 26, 2024

Policymaking in a new risk environment – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – June 14, 2024

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June 17, 2024

Still in restrictive territory – Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – June 11, 2024

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June 11, 2024

ECB Press Conference – June 6, 2024, 2:45pm

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June 5, 2024

Financial Stability Review – May 2024

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May 20, 2024

Spring 2024 Economic Forecast: A gradual expansion amid high geopolitical risks – May 15, 2024

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May 16, 2024

Unlocking the power of ideas – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB at Yale University – April 22, 2024

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April 24, 2024

Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 17-18 April 2024

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April 24, 2024