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Policy Brief n.34 - The IMF and Europe under Trump II

The Trump II Administration is likely to throw a wrench in coordination across European states in nearly every forum except one: the IMF and multilateral financial institutions. A Policy Brief by Catherine De Vries, and Sienna Nordquist

Nordquist, Sienna

Sienna Nordquist

Sienna Nordquist is a PhD Candidate in Social and Political Science at Bocconi University. She is an alumna of LSE's MSc in European and International Public Policy and was a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar at Emory University.

Back to Yalta

As 80 years ago, today’s large states aim to impose their will on smaller nations. This time, however, no European leader is at the table. Will incoming German Chancellor Merz change this? A commentary by Catherine De Vries

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Minimum wage and the role of social partners in light of the EU Directive

Directive 2022/2041 aims to establish a minimum wage framework across the EU. The transposition deadline passed in November 2024, but few countries have fully implemented it. The seminar will assess its impact, focusing on social partners' role in se...

Trumponomics Faces Market Test: Implications for Europe

Trumponomics Faces Market Test: Implications for EuropeThe heightened risk aversion triggered by Trump's policies has not spread to Europe, where optimism prevails regarding more cohesive and responsive policymaking. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smag...

Policy Brief n.36 - A European Security Fund for Ukraine

A coalition of most EU Member States plus the UK and Norway should create a European Security Fund to provide Ukraine with a reliable source of financing, large enough to substitute the US. A Policy Brief by Daniel Gros

Why Markets Do Not React to Europe's Defense Spending Surge

Financial discipline, growth potential, and deeper EU integration reassure investors amid rising defense budgets. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Valletti, Tommaso

Tommaso Valletti

Tommaso Valletti is a Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics. He has previously taught at the London School of Economics, Rome "Tor Vergata", Telecom ParisTech/Ecole Polytechnique, and Turin. Tommaso has a magna cum laude degree in engineering and a flute diploma from Turin, and holds a MSc and a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.

Tommaso is the Director of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Research and Policy Network on Competition Policy. He is a Non-Executive Director to the board of the Payment Systems Regulator. He was the Head of the Department of Economics & Public Policy at Imperial College Business School (2019-2023). He was the Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission (Directorate General for Competition) between 2016 and 2019 and a Non-Executive Director to the board of the Financial Conduct Authority (2019-2022).