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
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
L. Moretti, D. Di Carlo – Italy: Banking on the wrong tax
On August 7, Italy’s right-wing Government led by Giorgia Meloni announced a controversial windfall tax on the alleged...
November 20, 2023
Working Papers
V. Termini – The climate emergency and the turning point of sustainable growth: a way forward for the economic discipline
The new millennium began facing three transitions: a hegemonic transition, an ecological transition and an economi...
July 23, 2024
L. Codogno – Italy’s Superbonus 110%: Messing up with demand stimulus and the need to reinvent fiscal policy
Since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008-2009, there has been flourishing literature on the role of fiscal policy in st...
July 15, 2024
A. Arrighetti, S. de Nardis, F. Traù: Il falso mito della manifattura inefficiente
The paper is aimed at providing an explanation of the functioning of the Italian industrial system, as well as of its pe...
July 8, 2024
V. Meliciani, G. Terzo – Public welfare spending and regional well-being: an empirical analysis of Italy
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between public welfare spending and well-being, focusing on Italian NUTS-...
July 4, 2024
L. Vinhas de Souza: Caught in the Middle? China and the “Middle Income Trap”
This paper looks at the concept of a “middle income trap” and its validity for China. It finds that the fundamental ...
July 2, 2024
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
Monthly Briefs
LUHNIP Monthly brief on EU Industrial Policy – February 2024
Last Month in Brief 1 February: The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reach a provisional agreement on the S...
March 19, 2024
Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – February 2024
LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 01/02 The Minister for Regional Affairs’ Decree establishes January and February as the transition...
March 8, 2024
LUHNIP Monthly brief on EU Industrial Policy – January 2024
LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 1 January: beginning of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 8 January: the European Comm...
February 19, 2024
Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – January 2024
LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 10/1 The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) approves new, more stringent rules for social medi...
February 9, 2024
LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – December 2023
5-6 December: EU-China Summit in Beijing 8 December: The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reach a poli...
January 16, 2024
Monthly Brief on the Italian Economy – December 2023
05/12 The parties of the governing majority reject, with a vote in Parliament, the opposition’s proposal to introduce ...
January 11, 2024
Monthly Brief on the Italian Economy – November 2023
25/10 Parliament approves the Incentives Decree, a provision rationalising the system of public incentives for companies...
December 13, 2023
LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – November 2023
▪ 6-7 November: European ministers responsible for space meet in Seville for aninformal meeting (see Deep Dive 1 below...
December 13, 2023
LUHNIP Monthly Brief on Industrial Policy – October 2023
Last Month in Brief ▪ 3 October: The European Commission publishes its list of critical technologies forEU economic se...
November 27, 2023
Five Bullets
C. Bastasin: ON ITALY’S ISOLATION IN EUROPE
Italy is suffering from isolation in the European Union and the euro area. This goes far beyond anecdotal evidence of Pr...
September 29, 2016
M. Messori: On Europe, Post-Bratislava
It would be useful to expand and modify Chancellor Merkel’s European agenda in order to reduce the possibility of unde...
September 21, 2016
S. Micossi: On the Italian Criticism of the Bratislava Summit
On migration, while the concerns of Eastern European states were addressed, resulting in explicit promises to aid Bulgar...
September 19, 2016
C. Bastasin: ON MERKEL’S ROLE IN THE REFUGEE CRISIS
Merkel’s management of the Euro crisis actually hinged on the architecture of non- political institutions, with fi...
March 9, 2016
C. Bastasin: ON THE BAIL-IN AND ITALY’S PUBLIC DEBT
The conflict between Rome and Brussels over the regulation of banks’ bail-in and public budget flexibility is a conseq...
February 18, 2016
C. Bastasin: ON MARINE LE PEN AND BANCA D’ETRURIA
The euro-crisis’ mismanagement has discredited the euro-area’s model of centralized economic governance, forcing the...
December 9, 2015
L. Codogno: ON THE ECB’S EXTENSION OF THE ASSET PURCHASE PROGRAMME (APP)
The European Central Bank’s press conference on 3 December 2015 included an announced extension of the asset purchase ...
December 4, 2015
S. Micossi: ON THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE TURKISH DELEGATION
On Sunday, 29 November 2015, the European Council will meet a Turkish delegation led by prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdo...
November 27, 2015
S. Micossi: ON EUROPEAN COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS
The European Council conclusions yesterday include five points worth mentioning: 1. The Council has endorsed the main li...
October 16, 2015
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with Mario Draghi on the report on the future of EU competitiveness – September 9, 2024
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September 10, 2024
Interview with Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – Le Monde – September 4, 2024
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September 5, 2024
The effectiveness and transmission of monetary policy in the euro area – Contribution by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – August 24, 2024
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August 28, 2024
Rule of Law Report 2024: with the 5th edition, the EU is better equipped to face rule of law challenges – July 24, 2024
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July 25, 2024
ECB Press Conference – July 18, 2024 – 2:45pm
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July 17, 2024
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
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