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Policy Brief n.16 - Understanding the Italian Economy’s Growth Crisis

The 1960s and 1970s acute industrial conflicts were at the root of the demise of large companies in the Italian economy, setting in motion a trend of reduction in company size that continued over the ensuing decades

Puls Thomas

Thomas Puls

Senior Economist for Transport and Infrastructure at the German Economic Institute (IW)

Policy Brief n.15 - New challengers: China's Car Manufacturers and Their Routes to the European Market

The European manufacturers have different views on the new challenge from China and the potential outcome of the EU anti-subsidy investigation although it can be expected that the Chinese advance will go to the detriment of all European manufacturers...

Geopolitics and Globalisation, the New Paradigm: More trade, less welfare?

With many new restrictive measures in place one would have expected trade to fall. However, the most one can say is that globalisation has turned into slowbalisation.

How the EU Automotive Industry Survived the First Wave of Asian Competition

European automakers currently face increasing pressures. While the region’s manufacturers long dominated global sales revenues, several competitors from Asia have recently moved into the top ten. But European companies have faced similar diffic...

Goodbye Globalization, How the EU can Thrive in a Fragmented World

Elisabeth Braw, a widely respected expert in international relations and security, is currently a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. Before transitioning to research, she was a journalist, a background ...

Morini Mara

Mara Morini

Mara Morini is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Genova, specializing in Russian politics and history. She authored the book La Russia di Putin published by Il Mulino. Additionally, she is a frequent commentator on Russian affairs for Italian television and newspapers.

The New Dutch Government Might Be Heading Towards a Collision Course with Brussels

Whatever one thinks of the European project, a collision course with Brussels is not only a waste of time, but will also likely undermine the Dutch position in the world.

First double workshop in geoeconomics, geopolitics and preventing conflict studies

A workshop organized by BAFFI, IEP and IGIER jointly with CEPR and KIEL Institute for the World Economy

What do Italian and European Voters Think of EU Policies Towards Ukraine?

These findings stem from a survey conducted in December 2023, encompassing nearly 13,000 EU citizens. Our dataset is representative of the EU as a whole and, more specifically, of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. I...