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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
C. Bastasin: How Italy was about to be excluded from the euro – A behind-the-scenes reconstruction of a historical event
Helmut Kohl’s request, even before saying goodbye, took me completely by surprise: “Tell me about your famil...
March 29, 2022
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
Working Papers
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
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
Monthly Briefs
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – November 27, 2023
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November 28, 2023
Commission sets out key priorities in the European Semester for the year ahead to strengthen EU competitiveness – November 21, 2023
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November 27, 2023
Monetary policy in the euro area: attentive and focused – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – November 21, 2023
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November 22, 2023
Financial Stability Review – November 2023
The Financial Stability Review provides an overview of potential risks to financial stability in the euro area. It aims ...
November 22, 2023
Outlook for the euro area economy and financial stability – Speech by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, November 13, 2023
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November 13, 2023
Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, Novembre 4, 2023
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November 6, 2023
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
Newsletter
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