C. Bastasin: The Italian Election and the Reform of the Euro Area

Italy’s current electoral campaign has been unprecedented in at least two regards. First,its uncertain outcome is ...

February 13, 2018

M. Messori, S. Micossi – Counterproductive Proposals on Euro Area Reform by French and German Economists

In their CEPR Policy Insight No. 91, Bénassy-Quéré et al. (2018) offer a comprehensive and sophisticated attempt t...

February 13, 2018

L. Bini Smaghi: Reconciling risking sharing with market discipline

The policy paper published by 14 French and German economists in the CEPR Policy Insights series (CPI91) presents a seri...

January 30, 2018

C. Bastasin, M. Messori, G. Toniolo – The Italian Public Debt: A Proposal

The high level of national public debt in Italy represents an impediment to the Italian economy and an element of risk f...

January 14, 2018

C. Bastasin: A bipartisan public debt agreement for Italy

The reduction of government debt overhang in Italy remains a key national and European policy priority. In fact, Italy&#...

November 27, 2017

S. Micossi: A BLUEPRINT FOR COMPLETING THE BANKING UNION

Completing the banking union is an urgent project facing the EU, given the eurozone’s continued vulnerability to idios...

November 27, 2017

S. Micossi: ELEMENTS TO ADVANCE AGREEMENT ON EDIS

The political situation in France (and hopefully in Germany) is creating a window of opportunity that must be seized. Th...

October 31, 2017

I. Cipolletta: A modern industrial policy for the digital transformation

Digital technology is radically transforming our economies and societies with huge potential benefits for all, including...

October 31, 2017

R. Perissich: The trade policy of the EU

The European Union is the largest trade bloc in the world. Its trade surplus is second only to China’s. Within the EU,...

October 31, 2017