S. Micossi: A FRESH START FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER BREXIT

I am still trying to process the shock of the UK referendum, which has dealt a historical blow to the European Union and...

June 30, 2016

L. Codogno: The long-term economic implications of a Brexit might not be as negative as many studies suggest

The long-term economic implications of a Brexit might not be as negative as many studies suggest. The UK government coul...

June 15, 2016

R. Tamborini: FINANCIAL POPULISM IN GERMANY

IN MAY 2015, the European Central Bank published a working paper by U. Bindseil, C. Domnick, and J. Zeuner titled “...

May 31, 2016

F. Papadia: UNTIL WHEN WILL THE US AND THE EURO-AREA BE AWASH WITH CENTRAL BANK LIQUIDITY?

If you are patient, my tentative answer to the question in the title is: 2022 for the US and 2028 for the Euro-area, mea...

May 30, 2016

C. Bastasin: SHOULD INEQUALITY BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR EUROPE’S POLITICAL ECONOMY?

During a speech in April, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble famously attacked the ECB’s expansive monetary p...

April 28, 2016

C. Bastasin: A MID-SPRING EUROPEAN NIGHTMARE AFTER THE AUSTRIAN VOTE

Migration, inequality, middle class decline, the euro-crisis, mistrust of the establishment— there is no shortage of e...

April 27, 2016

S. Micossi, G. Bruzzone, M. Cassella: FINE-TUNING THE USE OF BAIL-IN TO PROMOTE A STRONGER EU FINANCIAL SYSTEM

This paper discusses the application of the new European rules for burden-sharing and bail-in in the banking sector, in ...

April 22, 2016

C. Bastasin: BREXIT IS AN UNDERRATED RISK

The Brexit referendum is up for grabs, for either side. Probably, two thirds of British voters have not yet made up thei...

April 13, 2016

L. Codogno – Beyond Pride and Prejudice: The impact of Brexit on the rest of the EU

It is not obvious if the EU would lose or gain from Brexit. In theory, judging from trade and investment flows, Brexit s...

April 8, 2016