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: The German lessons about the “reddito di cittadinanzà”
The German government has put forward a proposal to introduce Bürgergeld, or basic income, in the country, a proposal t...
November 18, 2022
C. Bastasin: Il rapporto UE-Cina e le conseguenze sulla governance europea
Il tema dei rapporti occidentali con la Cina è diventato centrale nel corso del mese di ottobre, quando Stati Uniti e C...
October 31, 2022
M. Messori: Monetary policy and central fiscal capacity in the euro area
The new inflationary peaks reached in the Euro Area (EA) last summer have led the European Central Bank (ECB) to strengt...
October 21, 2022
C. Bastasin: What the European Commission says to Budapest should be heard in Rome too
Under the pressure of the European Parliament, on September 18 the European Commission finally proposed the application ...
September 28, 2022
I. Angeloni, C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, V. Meliciani, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, P. Parascandolo: La crisi del gas rafforza l’esigenza di politiche economiche in linea con le raccomandazioni europee
Dopo la ragguardevole crescita del Prodotto interno lordo ottenuta grazie anche all’azione di politica economica del g...
August 29, 2022
L. Bini Smaghi: Scudo anti-spread e politica monetaria
Che differenza c’è tra lo scudo anti-spread varato dieci anni fa, dopo il famoso “Whatever it takes” pronunciato ...
August 2, 2022
C. Bastasin: Draghi’s resignation and a new – more clever – Fiscal Compact
Italy’s political instability resurfaced on July 14 when Prime Minister Mario Draghi presented his resignation to the ...
July 18, 2022
C. De Vincenti – Green Investments: Two Possible Interpretations of the “Do No Significant Harm” Principle
The concrete implementation of the Next Generation EU strategy and the recent emergence of energy security problem have ...
July 11, 2022
C. Bastasin: Europe cannot be strong if fragmentation risks linger in the euro area
Officially, the fragmentation risks of the euro area – or the extreme divergence of financial conditions in member sta...
June 15, 2022
Working Papers
L. Ferrari, V. Meliciani – Public Spending for Future Generations: Recent Trends in EU Countries
Public investment, traditionally measured using the so-called gross fixed capital formation (hereinafter, GFCF) of the p...
June 28, 2022
P. Benigno, P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori: Stagflation and fragmentation – the euro area at the crossroads
The euro area may be about to experience something new: fragmentations in its financial markets in a situation character...
June 8, 2022
A. Macchiati, R. Vitelli: Mercati del gas e transizione energetica
L’aumento dei prezzi del gas e, conseguentemente dell’energia elettrica, registrato inizialmente nell’ultimo trime...
April 4, 2022
J. Bonchi, S. Nisticò: Heterogeneity, Bubbles and Monetary Policy
Using a tractable New Keynesian model with heterogeneous agents, we analyze the interplay between heterogeneity and rati...
February 8, 2022
M. Amato, F. Saraceno: Squaring the circle – How to guarantee fiscal space and debt sustainability with a European Debt Agency
This paper contributes to the debate on European macroeconomic governance. What is at stake is creating fiscal space for...
January 19, 2022
P. Benigno, P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori: The Implementation and Rationale of the ECB’s New Inflation Target
In July 2021, the ECB’s target was revised, specifying that the 2% inflation rate threshold should be applied symm...
November 8, 2021
F. Bontadini, R. Evangelista, V. Meliciani, M. Savona – Asymmetries in global value chain integration, technology and employment structures in Europe: Country and sectoral evidence
This paper provides empirical evidence on the complex role played by technology in affecting the relationship between th...
November 8, 2021
P. Esposito, V. Larocca, M. Messori, M. Mischitelli – Bank-based or Market-based financial sources: Which is better for the EU?
This paper examines the relationships between the financial structure and the economicperformance of non-financial corpo...
November 8, 2021
P. Benigno, P. Canofari, G. Di Bartolomeo, M. Messori: Financial Dominance in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic European Economy
Differently from past episodes, the European institutions responded to the pandemic shock with an appropriate policy mix...
October 4, 2021
Monthly Briefs
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel following the meeting of the European Council of 27 October 2023
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October 30, 2023
Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel following the meeting of the European Council of 26 October 2023
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October 27, 2023
ECB Press Conference – October 26, 2023
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October 27, 2023
Commission sets out immediate actions to support the European wind power industry – October 24, 2023
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October 25, 2023
Statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the forty-eight meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee – October 14, 2023
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October 18, 2023
Reducing inflation – Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – October 8, 2023
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October 10, 2023
Towards an orderly transition – Opening remarks by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the joint IEA-ECB-EIB High-Level International Conference on “Ensuring an orderly energy transition: Europe’s competitiveness and financial stability in a period of global energy transformation” – September 29, 2023
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September 29, 2023
A Mediterranean Odyssey: from ancient origins to future strength – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, September 21, 2023
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September 25, 2023
NextGenerationEU: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility firmly underway – September 19, 2023
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September 20, 2023
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