The real challenge is not the size of successful tech firms per se, but how their scale is leveraged — whether to support vibrant ecosystems or to entrench monopolistic control. A commentary by Francesco Decarolis.

The explicit goal of the new US administration is to protect the US tech industry and to dismantle European regulations, reverting to bilateral arrangements where the strongest naturally prevails. A commentary by  Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Should China and the US – where major market players are based – manage to sideline Europe in its regulatory isolation, the EU’s influence may wane. A commentary by Marco Bassini.

The incumbent’s full control over a pivotal realm of power implies several risks related to the incumbent’s behavior. The first temptation is to self-justify the strict control over AI technology “for the good of mankind” . A commentary by Andrea Colli

A recently published report by the Institute for European Policymaking, written by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Bocconi University and the Toulouse School of Economics, provides timely insights into these challenges and offers concrete policy recommendations across three critical areas

Much of the impact of the new Trump Administration on Europe will depend on how the balance of power within the US plays out between the President and key corporate leaders, of Big Tech in particular

IEP@BU seeks to foster discussions—even on the most divisive topics—that are firmly rooted in data and rigorous analysis of empirical evidence

In a world where the number of smartphones is nearing that of people, and each device typically hosts two or three payment applications, the added value of X's new tool is limited

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on three cases with important implications for the ability of social networks to moderate content, particularly when it comes to disinformation and political propaganda. These developments may also have an impact in Europe

There's a prevailing skepticism regarding whether existing competition laws are equipped to curb the tendency of AI to foster prices above competitive levels, as these laws were originally crafted to target explicit collusion between companies