Reports

Is the world de-globalizing? Is the global economy fragmenting along geopolitical lines? This article provides an overview of the available empirical evidence on de-globalization and fragmentation. A working paper by Italo Colantone. 

This report focuses on how the EU can manage global trends in the digital ecosphere, with a particular emphasis on the rules that it has set to govern relationships between platforms and businesses. Report Coordinator Francesco Decarolis.

The economic transformation required to reach global net zero goals relies on the mining and transformation of certain minerals and metals for the production of low-carbon technologies. Increasing global demand for these critical materials, combined with their uneven geographical distribution, raise potential supply issues that pose economic security and transition risks for the European Union. This report sets out the nature of the challenge, the policy responses and ways forward for the block. A Policy Report By Capucine Nobletz, Romain Svartzman, and Simon Dikau.

The main finding is that at the peak of the latest tightening cycle, the ECB monetary policy stance was no more restrictive than it was at the peak of the two preceding ones; actually, probably less.  In-Depth Analysis by Ignazio Angeloni. 

The fight against poverty is not a new one. It has been a feature of national policies and academic research for many decades. However, the ways in which a State fights against poverty have changed over time, continuously evolving to approach new challenges through the adoption of new tools and policies.  A co-brended Policy Brief by Pietro Galeone and Luca Privinzano.

Through its missions and governance, Horizon Europe does not meet the innovation challenge and anchors our industry in the mid-tech range. This report argues that current European efforts, while laudable, are insufficient, in both quantity and quality. Important reforms are required to enable Europe to compete in the value-creating space.

In this Working Document, we do not try to provide an overall evaluation of the IRA or its cost-effectiveness with regard to addressing climate change and US emissions. Rather, we investigate its impact on the US market and on EU export opportunities, concentrating on the material content of the IRA – not its intention. A Working Paper by Daniel Gros, Philipp-Leo Mengel, and Giorgio Presidente.