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Financial globalisation and the weakening of the regulatory cycle

The regulatory cycles view, according to which periods of deregulation encourage greater risk-taking and credit booms, which culminate in financial…

3 weeks ago

After Credit Suisse, markets find bail-in less credible

When Credit Suisse failed in March 2023, Swiss authorities, against market expectations, set aside the resolution plan and arranged a…

3 weeks ago

Opening the black box of Europe’s new fiscal rules

The EU's fiscal rules in force since 2024 are often criticised for their complexity. The official implementation requires thousands of…

3 weeks ago

The macroeconomic impact of the Recovery and Resilience Facility: An analysis for Italy, Spain, and Greece

The EU Recovery and Resilience Facility was launched to support post-Covid recovery while accelerating structural transformation through investment and reform.…

3 weeks ago

How large current account imbalances unwind: Evidence from historical adjustment episodes

Global imbalances are back in the policy debate. The persistence of large current account deficits and surpluses is again being…

3 weeks ago

Trapped at home: Climate stress is more likely to immobilise the poor than to move them

Climate-driven displacement is widely expected to push millions across international borders. Drawing on monthly bilateral flows for 127 developing-country origins,…

4 weeks ago

Innovation without borders

Europe has devoted substantial resources to fostering innovation and AI diffusion, through both centralised EU initiatives and national programmes. This…

4 weeks ago

Dollar liquidity, gold reserves, and US monetary spillovers in a fragmenting world

Central banks are rethinking reserve portfolios as geopolitical fragmentation raises concerns about the accessibility of foreign-held assets, while dollar-funding stress…

4 weeks ago

High-speed internet and early childhood development: Causal evidence from a countrywide programme

The rapid expansion of high-speed internet has intensified concerns about how digital technologies affect early childhood. Using the staggered rollout…

4 weeks ago

The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility: Experience and lessons for the next multiannual financial framework

The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility has become a central test case for performance-based fiscal policy. Its experience offers lessons…

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