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FDI and growth in the age of global value chains

Existing evidence indicates that foreign direct investment promotes growth only when host economies have the human capital and deep financial…

6 months ago

An analysis of the EU telecom sector’s ability to remunerate its cost of capital

The EU’s digital economy relies on investments by the telecoms industry to keep the bloc at the forefront of digital…

6 months ago

The US dollar: Not a traditional safe haven

The US dollar is typically regarded as a safe-haven currency, but its status has been increasingly questioned following its depreciation…

6 months ago

The limited effects of regulating greenwashing: Evidence from Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Over the past decade, sustainable and ESG investing has grown rapidly. This expansion has been accompanied by increasing concerns about…

6 months ago

How the tariff war shock affected the ‘safe asset’ privilege of US Treasuries

US Treasuries play a unique role in the global financial system. As Landau (2025) expounds in a recent VoxEU column,…

6 months ago

Income, democracy, and growth: Broadening the perspective

The long‑running debate on the income–democracy nexus contrasts two opposing views on the direction of causality. According to the modernisation view (Lipset…

6 months ago

Geopolitics as a monetary shock: The ‘silent tightening’ in the European banking system

The debate about the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has focused on supply-side concerns such as soaring energy…

6 months ago

An update on the great reallocation in US supply chain trade

The era of ‘hyperglobalisation’ that defined world trade in the early 21st century has given way to a more fractured…

6 months ago

When broadband comes to banks: Credit supply, market structure, and information acquisition

Banks have long relied upon cutting-edge technologies to deliver products and improve efficiency, but there is limited evidence on the…

6 months ago

Socioeconomic inequality in longevity is larger than we thought

It is well established that individuals with higher socioeconomic status (SES) live longer than those with lower SES, and that…

6 months ago