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
C. Bastasin: A critical assessment of German Rearmament
If it was not for the events in Ukraine, at any other time Germany’s rearmament, announced by surprise on February 27 ...
March, 14 2022
L. Bini Smaghi – La Riforma del Patto di Stabilità e Crescita: Ce n’è veramente bisogno?
Con la graduale uscita dall’emergenza pandemica e il consolidamento della ripresa economica si avvicina la fine del pe...
February, 24 2022
S. Micossi – Managing sovereign debts held by the ESCB: operational and legal constraints
Following the proposal by Avgouleas and Micossi (2021) and Micossi (2021), several authors (Amato and Saraceno 2022, Bag...
February, 23 2022
M. Messori – Italy’s national Recovery and Resilience Plan: Efficient use of resources and social well-being
The extraordinary funds made available by Next Generation-EU (NGEU), and – in particular – by its most impor...
February, 14 2022
C. De Vincenti – The “do no significant harm” principle: Two possible interpretations
With the European Commission’s recent draft document that includes, albeit under restrictive conditions, gas and ...
February, 2 2022
S. Micossi – Reform of the Stability Pact: First principles
A crowded seminar held by the Astrid Foundation has launched in Italy the discussion on the future of the European...
January, 27 2022
M. Buti, G. Papaconstantinou – European Public Goods: How can we supply more?
The discussion on the supply and finance of public goods at European level is part and parcel of the broader discussion ...
January, 26 2022
D. Gros: A (E)U-turn from Nord Stream 2 towards a European Strategic Gas Reserve
The EU does not have an army. It thus cannot defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion, but it can at least put itself in a...
January, 26 2022
A. Boitani, R. Tamborini: Reforming the European fiscal governance. Beyond new rules
As of March 2020, at the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the fiscal rules of the European Economic and Monetary Union...
January, 25 2022
Working Papers
C.De Vincenti, P. Bonaretti: Mercato dei farmaci e governance regolatoria
L’attuale assetto di regolazione del mercato farmaceutico nel nostro Paese è segnato da due elementi costitutivi del...
May, 12 2021
C. Oldani, B. Giannini – Sustainability of public debt in Europe: the use of swaps
This study contributes to the literature on public debt sustainability and investigates whether European countries manag...
April, 28 2021
S. De Nardis, F. Parente: Technology, Task and wage-bill changes in the EU countries
Drawing on the methodological framework from Acemoglu and Restrepo (2019), this paper investigates the influence of tech...
March, 24 2021
R. Jakubeit: The Wirecard scandal and the role of BaFin
The objective of this paper is to derive policy lessons for capital markets supervision in the EU from the 2020 scandal ...
March, 22 2021
P. Benigno, P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori: The ECB’s Measures in Support of the COVID-19 Crisis
This paper illustrates and discusses the monetary policies activated in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that t...
March, 4 2021
D. Di Cagno, A. Fabrizi, M. Marini, V. Meliciani: Knowledge networks in joint research projects, innovation and economic growth across European regions
This paper investigates the role played by the position of European regions in research networks on their rate of innova...
January, 31 2021
A. Franconi – Opening the Black Box of Austerity: Evidence from Fiscal Consolidation Plans
This paper explores the effects of austerity measures on labour markets and on income inequality and finds evidence of a...
January, 20 2021
C. Battiati, C. Jona-Lasinio, E. Marvasi, S. Sopranzetti – Market power and productivity trends in the European economies: A macroeconomic perspective
Recent empirical investigations have documented an upward trend in profit rates, markups, and concentration over the las...
January, 18 2021
J. Bonchi, F. S. Lucidi – Asset Price Bubbles with Low Interest Rates: Not All Bubbles are Likely to Emerge
Leveraged asset price bubbles, i.e., boom-bust phases in asset prices accompanied by credit overhangs, are more harmful ...
December, 5 2020
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – May 10, 2023
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May, 10 2023
ECB: Monetary policy decisions – May 4, 2023
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May, 8 2023
Confidence of consumers and firms has visibly improved – Interview with ECB chief economist Philip R. Lane – April 25
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April, 26 2023
Banking Union: Commission proposes reform of bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework – April 18, 2023
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April, 26 2023
Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the forty-seventh meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee – April 14, 2023
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April, 17 2023
Ensuring price stability- Interview with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – April 6, 2023
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April, 12 2023
Conclusions from the 23 March 2023 European Council
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March, 27 2023
The path ahead – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at “The ECB and Its Watchers XXIII” conference – March 22, 2023
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March, 22 2023
Commission supports 151 reform projects in Member States to strengthen resilience and competitiveness – March 21, 2023
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March, 21 2023
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