Globalisation has changed economic research profoundly, making it more comparable, more competitive, and thoroughly quantitative. This column argues that AI may unsettle this new order
The regulatory cycles view, according to which periods of deregulation encourage greater risk-taking and credit booms, which culminate in financial crises and are followed by
When Credit Suisse failed in March 2023, Swiss authorities, against market expectations, set aside the resolution plan and arranged a UBS takeover backed by public
The EU’s fiscal rules in force since 2024 are often criticised for their complexity. The official implementation requires thousands of lines of code and a