V. Meliciani, L. Policino, R. Urbani – Procurement of multilateral banks in Europe: Italian specificities and policy implications

This brief presents an analysis of Italian firms’ participation in tenders funded by the World Bank since 2000. We...

September 25, 2023

C. Bastasin: If Italy returns to the “zero sum” game

The recent downward revisions of the Italian economy’s expected growth present serious implications in terms of econom...

September 20, 2023

R. Perissich: How the political drive behind the Single Market can address Europe’s new challenges

The current debate on the difficulty that the EU is having in adapting its economy to the new global challenges inevitab...

August 28, 2023

M. Bik, G. Di Bartolomeo – Structural reforms and Italy’s potential output: A macroeconomic assessment

What would happen to Italy’s GDP if half a million public employees obtained a tertiary degree? If the costs of starti...

June 22, 2023

C. Bastasin – L’economia italiana e l’effetto-fiducia indotto dagli aiuti europei: Il rischio di una ricaduta in assenza di impegni istituzionali del governo

La crescita del Pil italiano è stata rivista nettamente al rialzo nel 2023 dalla Banca d’Italia che a giugno ha più...

June 20, 2023

C. Bastasin: Ukraine’s accession to the EU requires a change in Europe itself

The European Commission is considering launching Ukraine’s accession process to the European Union by the end of 2...

May 25, 2023

C. Bastasin: A first-hand reaction to the new Stability Pact proposed by the European Commission

The regulation proposal presented on April 26, 2023 by the European Commission marks an important step, but by no means ...

April 28, 2023

G. Di Bartolomeo, W. Semmler: Greenhouse gases mitigation: Global externalities and policymakers’ short-termism

The primary cause of global warming is the rise in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs), particularly carbon dio...

April 19, 2023

C. Bastasin: Dalla pace perpetua alla guerra infinita – Lo spostamento a Est dell’Europa, i rischi per l’Italia e la necessità di una “Nuova Maastricht”

L’emergenza strategica ai confini orientali dell’Unione europea, provocata dall’aggressione russa in Ucraina, avr�...

March 24, 2023

C. Bastasin: Il ruolo centrale dell’Europa nella sicurezza economica mondiale

Può l’Unione europea diventare il “panottico” della sicurezza economica mondiale? Può cioè accentuare il propri...

November 27, 2023

M. Goos, M. Savona – The governance of artificial intelligence: Harnessing opportunities and mitigating challenges

The OECD defines an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system as “a machine-based system that can influence the environment ...

November 23, 2023

D. Di Carlo, A. Hassel, M. Höpner – Germany’s coordinated policy response to the energy crisis: shielding the export-led model at all costs

The German government has taken decisive actions in response to the dual economic shocks linked to the Covid-19 pandemic...

November 20, 2023

C. Bastasin: The Meloni government’s budgetary policy and the reform of European Economic Governance

The Meloni Government’s Draft Budgetary Law – based on the Update of the Economic and Finance Document (Nadef) ̵...

October 23, 2023

D. Guarascio, J. Reljic, R. Stöllinger – Artificial Intelligence and Employment: A Look into the Crystal Ball

This study provides evidence of the employment impact of AI exposure in European regions, addressing one of the many gap...

October 20, 2023

S. Caravella, F. Crespi, G. Cucignatto, D. Guarascio – Technological Sovereignty and Strategic Dependencies: The case of the Photovoltaic Supply Chain

This work sheds new light on the Photovoltaic Supply Chain (PVSC), providing fresh evidence on structural dependencies (...

October 5, 2023

P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori: An effective policy mix for the EU’s post-pandemic challenges

The geopolitical and economic shocks, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, represent a structural shift ...

September 20, 2023

F. Bontadini, V. Meliciani, M. Savona, A. Wirkierman: Nearshoring, global value chains structure and volatility

Over the past few years, the debate on GVCs and their role in economic growth has gained significant traction with the e...

September 19, 2023

C. Bastasin: The EU must have more financial and political capacities if it wants to make space for Ukraine

On December 16, 2023, the European Council is expected to formally kick off the accession negotiations with Kyiv, follow...

July 25, 2023

C. Bastasin: ON THE GREEK VOTE

• Tsipras obtained a convincing margin of victory over New Democracy, just shy of an absolute majority. • The electi...

September 21, 2015