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The missing link: Why economic policy needs organisational economics

In a context of slowing growth and rapid technological change, societies are experiencing increasing unrest and social malaise, with populism…

7 months ago

Why export controls accelerate innovation: Evidence from the 2007 US ‘China Rule’

A key debate surrounding export controls is whether they accelerate innovation in targeted rivals. This column studies this question using…

7 months ago

What money will become: Seven key questions

The digital age has ushered in an era of transformation for money, triggering debates about the role of cryptocurrencies, central…

7 months ago

Geopolitical shifts, uncertainty, and investment: Evidence from the EIB Investment Survey 2025

Geopolitical risks impact firms on both sides of the Atlantic. While the short-term outlook is better than expected, there remains…

7 months ago

Of AI bubbles and crashes

Warnings of an AI stock market bubble abound. Should investors and policymakers be concerned? This column argues that innovation-driven bubbles…

7 months ago

Conditional budgeting: Striking a balance in EU economic governance

For decades, discussions about increasing the EU budget or issuing joint debt have been stymied by mistrust between member states.…

8 months ago

Decoupling without deglobalisation: The new geography of trade blocs

As geopolitical tensions rise, fears of ‘deglobalisation’ have taken centre stage. The US–China trade war, Brexit, and Russia’s invasion of…

8 months ago

The Great Divergence and the Great Reversal: A new approach to global economic history

The starkly different paths of economic development followed by China and the West leading to the Industrial Revolution is often…

8 months ago

Hidden growth in US manufacturing productivity

Manufacturing is a locus of innovation, yet standard industry data show manufacturing productivity stagnating in the US. This column argues…

8 months ago

Rational inattention and information provision experiments

Surveys with information provision experiments, a form of randomised control trials, have become popular in economics (for review articles, see…

8 months ago