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Verdi Giorgos
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Giorgos Verdi
Giorgos Verdi is a policy fellow with the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His research focuses on the implications of critical and emerging technologies for the EU’s competitiveness, economic security, and foreign policy.
The Interplay of Technology and Geopolitics: How will AI shape the Future World?
A new meeting of the series of Working Lunch organized by IEP@BU and ECFR. With Gaia Rubera and Giorgos Verdi.
Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms - The 2023 Banking Turmoil
While past reforms have helped, more are needed to ensure financial stability in a rapidly changing economic environment, with a focus on preventing future crises through better regulation, supervision, and coordination of monetary and financial stab...
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.
Morgane Gonon
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Morgane Gonon
Morgane Gonon is a PhD candidate in ecological economics at the CIRED (Centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement). Her research focuses on North-South financial flows for biodiversity and ecosystem restoration. Her interdisciplinary background spans economics, political science, public policy, and law. She is an associate researcher at the French Development Bank and a World Bank C3A Program's Nature Transition Hub member.
Faucher Léna
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Léna Faucher
Léna Faucher is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Economic Policy in a dual-degree program between Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). With a background in economics and politics, her work primarily focuses on analyzing the implications of environmental policies on the macroeconomic landscape. She has notably published papers on the the role of the European Central Bank is stirring EU environmental protection strategy. Since January, she has been working as a consultant with the World Bank's C3A program, where she contributes to analyzing biodiversity and conservation policies in Europe.
Althouse Jeffrey
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Jeffrey Althouse
Jeffrey Althouse is a researcher and lecturer at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (USPN), as well as a co-coordinator for the World Bank C3A Program's Nature Transition Hub. His research attempts to highlight the key macroeconomic and financial obstacles to creating more harmonious human-nature relations and illuminate pathways forward. He previously worked as an environmental economist for the Banque de France, where he conducted research on the macro-financial risks associated with nature loss and the sustainability transition. He holds a PhD in economics from Université Sorbonne Paris Nord.
Biodiversity COP 16: Where EU Member States Stand on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), or "Biodiversity COP 16", will take place in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1.
Bank profitability: a Mirror of the Past, Creating a Vision for the Future
On 16 October 2024, Claudia Buch delivered a lecture titled Bank Profitability: A Mirror of the Past, Creating a Vision for the Future at Bocconi University. The event was co-organized by the Baffi Center on Economics, Finance, and Regulation and the...
Why we Should Soften the Unanimity Rule in the European Council: an Interview with Herman van Rompuy
The first elected president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, discusses how to fix the decision-making process at the EU level