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Small and stuck: Why European firms can’t scale

In 2008, the US stock market was worth $3 trillion more than the combined European stock market; in 2023, the…

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AI’s gains are large and rising, but unevenly shared

How large is the labour cost saved by AI, and how is it distributed across occupations? Using five waves of…

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A nascent international financial channel of China’s monetary policy transmission

China is the world’s second-largest economy, and its monetary policy can affect global demand and trade. Using granular mutual fund…

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Europe’s productivity is more dynamic than aggregate statistics suggest

Aggregate productivity growth in Europe has disappointed over the last two decades, fuelling concerns about competitiveness. This column argues that…

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How regulatory risk and expropriation threats are affecting Berlin’s housing market

Housing shortages and rising rents have become a source of political pressure in many countries, prompting calls for stronger intervention…

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Industrial policy in complementary markets: Lessons from India’s 4G rollout

Governments increasingly use protection and targeted subsidies to promote domestic firms. These policies are usually evaluated in the market they…

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Firms slice up global production to protect their knowhow

Imitation is a first-order concern for enterprises operating global production processes. Firms routinely source knowledge-intensive inputs from many countries, including…

4 weeks ago

Macrofinance meets AI: Evaluating alignment between LLMs and economists

Many public institutions are now experimenting with AI tools to support surveillance, supervision, and policy analysis, raising questions about which…

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Nine centuries of cultural change and the productivity of ideas

Economic historians have long placed culture at the centre of the rise of the West, but have lacked a measure…

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The bank collateral channel of monetary policy: Evidence from securities losses

Sharp increases in interest rates can reduce the market value of banks’ securities holdings and threaten financial stability. Using euro…

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