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Inflation, the Fed and the US Elections
The fact that prices have risen considerably compared to four years ago will matter more to most voters when voting, and not that they have caused growth to slow.
Who’s Afraid of ‘Tariff Man’?
A second term for Donald Trump could structurally intensify the trend toward trade fragmentation, heightening tensions, particularly between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies.
What Trump’s Re-Election Reveals about the Nature of the European Union
The narrative of the EU as a peace project is that it allowed Europeans to reject military investments on the basis of the excuse that we were living in a post-war society. This is not true.
Bruni Franco
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Franco Bruni
Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, Bocconi University; President, Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI); Member of the Board of Directors, Banca Sella Holding.
How Demographic Trends in the US Electorate Could Shape the Presidential Race
The age demographics in key swing states reveal a significant number of young potential voters who are more likely to support Kamala Harris. However, young voters are historically the least likely to turn out at the polls.
Un piano per uscire dalla permacrisi
“Permacrisi” sembra la parola più adatta per descrivere il mondo instabile e turbolento in cui viviamo. Eppure, nonostante il prefisso “perma” sembri suggerire il contrario, non si tratta di una situazione permanente. La strada per uscirne è lu...
The European Consequences of the America First Approach
Europe will be called upon to make a difficult decision between pursuing the protectionist policies of the United States or taking advantage of the diplomatic and economic opportunities that American isolationism could offer.
Report - Assessing the ECB’s Monetary Policy Stance by Comparing Tightening Cycles
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. Report Co-ordinator Francesco Decarolis.
How the Politics of Illusions Threatens Democracy - A Keynote Speech by Mario Monti
The Honorary President of the IEP@BU Mario Monti opened the international conference "Democracy Today," organized by the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation in Athens, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Greece's transition to democracy