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Policy Brief n.33 - The Technological Paradigm, Stupid
European policymakers keep pushing the narrative that boosting AI development is key to European competitiveness. But stakes are much higher, because super-intelligent AI will confer enormous geopolitical leverage to those who control it.
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
From research to policy brief - IEP@BU monthly brainstorming sessions
IEP@BU is conducting monthly hybrid meetings, in which IEP@BU Fellows are able to present projects they either want to publish or have already published as IEP@BU Policy Briefs.The goal of these meetings is to foster engagement among IEP@BU Fell...
Foes’ with Benefits?
The shared opposition of environmentalists and farmers to the EU-Mercosur trade deal reflects concerns about economic liberalization at the expense of ecological and social equity. A commentary by Pietro Galeone, Joseph Christopher Proctor, Romain Sv...
The Real Target of Trump’s Crypto Strategy is the Federal Reserve
The US President has halted plans for a central bank digital currency: a mere show of strength to undermine the Fed’s independence. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni
J.D. Vance and the Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence
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 Col...
Lefouili, Yassine
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Yassine Lefouili
Yassine Lefouili is a Professor of Economics and the Managing Director of the Jean-Jacques Laffont - TSE Foundation. His main research interests are industrial organization, competition policy, digital economics, and law and economics. He currently serves as vice-president of the board of directors of TSE Grand Etablissement and director of the TSE Competition Policy and Regulation Center. He is also an associate editor at the International Journal of Industrial Organization. He previously served as director of TSE-Partnerships, TSE Executive Education, the TSE Digital Center, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Digital Chair and TSE’s Master 2 Program in Economics and Competition Law.
The Quiet after the Storm: Why We Should Worry about the Banking Sector
The global financial system is at a crossroads of two related processes: post-crisis reform—the so-called Basel III—that is missing its final stage, and the new political course in the United States, where the incoming administration has declared war...