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IMF declares victory over inflation but the "weapons" need a rethink
At its last week’s Annual Meetings , the IMF has declared an (almost) victory over inflation. “Almost” is because the services price...
Oct 30, 2024


Progressive industrial policy for the EU
The return of the industrial policy creates an opportunity for the progressives to shape a fair and agile economy.
Sep 16, 2024
On the dangers of promoting scale in the name of competitiveness
An old buzzword is back in Brussels and European capitals: competitiveness. It also looks likely to become the main driver of the new...
May 26, 2024
War economy: how economic policy can help Ukraine win the war
The delays in the supply of Western weapons, exacerbated by a deadlock in the US over the approval of the aid to Ukraine, have introduced...
Feb 23, 2024
Food prices are high. Why are farmers angry?
Last week, farmers’ protests swept Brussels, blocking the European district and crashing Place Luxembourg in front of the European...
Feb 6, 2024
The macro-economic impact of the cost crisis
Policy brief devoted to the analysis of the causes of inflation and the tools to deal with it.
Nov 23, 2023


Questioning monetary policy
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde was speaking to the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee this...
Sep 28, 2023
Strategic economic policy to advance green innovation and investment in Europe
The urgency of the green transition has been recently highlighted even more by the energy crisis, exposing the vulnerability of the...
Apr 21, 2023


European institutions and governments should take greater responsibility for dealing with inflation
In the turbulent times we find ourselves, monetary policy alone cannot cope with containing inflation without bringing considerable costs...
Dec 15, 2022
What to do with the looming debt crisis: reflections on the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings
The economic outlook that the IMF presented last week at the IMF-WB Annual Meetings made a rather gloomy impression. Not only the outlook...
Oct 21, 2022
A call for more regulation of trade in gas futures
As a follow-up to my post from 27 August on energy prices, I just want to share what I learned from a discussion on energy shock at the...
Sep 8, 2022
Energy prices are a matter of security and should be handled accordingly
These days the topic of energy prices has become a matter of national security in many countries. In the UK it is threatening to become a...
Aug 27, 2022
How to prevent price-wage spiral. What about employee ownership?
Looking at the discussion on the inflation topic these days, I can’t stop wondering if people really believe that central banks can do...
Aug 11, 2022
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