Showing posts with label Bruegel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruegel. Show all posts

Friday, 18 March 2016

Thursday, 17 March 2016

The UK’s sovereignty myth (André Sapir, Guntram B. Wolff, Bruegel)

Those who argue that Brexit would let the UK “take back sovereignty” overlook the impact of trade on domestic law-making.

http://bruegel.org/2016/03/the-uks-sovereignty-myth/

EU Association Agreement could help Ukraine to reform (Marek Dabrowski, Bruegel)

Ukraine’s closer ties with the EU have been controversial. The Association Agreement is now facing a referendum in the Netherlands. But what exactly is in the agreement, and what could it mean in practice?

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Getting the most from public R&D spending in times of budgetary austerity (Reinhilde Veugelers, Bruegel)

The dangerous cocktail of high debt and low growth in Europe calls for smart public investment that fosters growth whithout being a burden for public finances. Can public spending in R&D sustain innovation and growth, and does it qualify as a smart investment?

http://bruegel.org/2016/02/getting-the-most-from-public-rd-spending-in-times-of-budgetary-austerity/

Monday, 22 February 2016

The impotency of central banks (Jérémie Cohen-Setton, Bruegel)

What’s at stake: The negative market reaction to the latest efforts to provide further monetary stimulus has generated an important discussion on whether central banks have lost credibility in their abilities to fight downside risks and shore up economies.

http://bruegel.org/2016/02/the-impotency-of-central-banks/

Thursday, 11 February 2016

Iran faces a bumpy road back to global energy markets (Simone Tagliapietra, Bruegel)

Iran’s energy sector is vital for the country’s economy. Now that sanctions have been lifted, the government must reform the oil sector to encourage investment from international oil companies

http://bruegel.org/2016/02/iran-faces-a-bumpy-road-back-to-global-energy-markets/