The US is taking actions to reshore manufacturing while largely abandoning decarbonisation. This column argues that, in response, the EU…
Across Europe, the promise of universal healthcare is under renewed scrutiny. Even in systems with near-universal coverage, policymakers face growing…
While the European Commission launches new legislative proposals to reform EU capital markets (European Commission 2025a), as part of its…
Global trade has become risky. Geopolitical conflict, trade policy uncertainty, and the risk of shipping disruptions are now on the…
Deposits are US banks’ primary funding source; they are typically cheap, abundant, and slow to reprice. Many households keep substantial…
Artificial intelligence promises to reshape economies worldwide, but firm-level evidence on its effects in Europe remains scarce. This column uses…
The extraordinary rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the centre of policy, market, and academic debate. The key…
A fundamental challenge in education is that students are different. The average fifth-grade class contains students working at levels ranging…
European natural gas prices surged in the summer of 2022 to more than ten times their early 2021 levels, and…
China’s place within international trade networks and global supply chains makes the propagation of Chinese shocks a global phenomenon. This…