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.
The center produces policy briefs, working papers, five bullets and a monthly newsletter. All publications are available online.
Policy Briefs
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
C. Bastasin: Why a pro-European President of the Italian Republic is vital for the country’s economy
The role of Italy’s President, differently from the premiership, does not wield executive powers. Nevertheless, its fu...
January 25, 2022
Working Papers
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
P. Nicolaides – The Dispute-Settlement Provisions of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Are they Adequate for the Task?
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom has established new institutions a...
September 23, 2021
A. Erce, E. Mallucci, M. Picarelli: A Journey in the History of Sovereign Defaults on Domestic Law Public Debt
We introduce a novel database on sovereign defaults that involve public debt in- struments governed by domestic law. By ...
September 22, 2021
P. Della Posta, R. Tamborini: The existential trilemma of the EMU in a fiscal target-zone model
The lesson we draw from the EMU crisis of the 2010s, and from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that the EMU, wh...
September 8, 2021
F. Bontadini, R. Evangelista, V. Meliciani, M. Savona: Patterns of integration in global value chains and the changing structure of employment in Europe
This paper aims at revisiting the empirical evidence on the recent trends of countries’ integration in global value ch...
September 1, 2021
J. Bonchi – Asset Price Bubbles and Monetary Policy: Revisiting the Nexus at the Zero Lower Bound
Asset price bubbles are a major source of macroeconomic instability, but can they play a different role in a low interes...
June 18, 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 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
2023 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen – September 13, 2023
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September 14, 2023
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