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A IEP@BU Working Paper - De-Globalization and Fragmentation
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
Policy Brief 39 - The EU's Anti-Subsidy Investigation Against Chinese Battery Electric Vehicle Imports
Direct public subsidies to Chinese BEV producers in the forms of grants and tax breaks are relatively small. The Commission motivates a large part of the countervailing duties (CVD) with the argument that entire markets in China are so distorted by i...
The Long-Term Consequences of One of the Greatest Economic Policy Mistakes in History
Tariff moves have also compromised the rest of the Trump administration’s strategy, from taxes to energy. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
How Central Banks Can Minimize the Damage of Tariffs
There are immediate liquidity problems, and then the choice between lowering inflation risk or supporting the economy. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni
Sustainability disclosure: red tape or strategic tool for the future of business?
Is sustainability disclosure a strategic tool that helps investors, consumers, and civil society assess companies, as emphasized during the approval of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), or a bureaucratic burden to be streamline...
Aguzzoni, Luca
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Luca Aguzzoni
Economist with a specialization in competition policy and extensive work experience in public policy, antitrust enforcement, antitrust compliance, ex-post evaluation, and technical assistance. Currently serving as Head of Sector in DG Connect and enforcing the Digital Market Act. He joined the European Commission in 2014 and worked at the Chief Economist Team of DG COMP and at the Recovery and Resilience task force.
Can We Make Digital Platforms’ Algorithms Less Harmful?
How can the EU effectively manage the influence of Big Tech platforms while fostering European digital platforms that better serve societal interests? A policy proposal for a voluntary certification for algorithms and business practices
A Crisis of Confidence in the Dollar Threatens Global Financial Stability
A rise in US Treasury yields would immediately feed through into other countries’ borrowing costs, tightening global financial conditions. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
The Moment of Truth for Trump’s Protectionist Policies Is Yet to Come
April’s US inflation data will offer the first glimpse of the real impact of the global trade war that the US administration launched on the “Liberation Day”. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni
Beyond Breakups: Building Smarter Rules to Tackle Big Tech Power
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.