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Why Europe needs Eurobonds

The 2024 reform of the EU fiscal framework makes fiscal adjustment more country-specific and less procyclical. However, it does not…

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Why more information can make macroeconomic expectations less accurate: Global evidence from 47 countries

Households do not simply choose how much macroeconomic information to acquire; they choose among sources that differ in representativeness and…

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How early academic rank shapes high school choices and admissions

Students with the same test score can have considerably different academic ranks depending on their school peers. Using data from…

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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…

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