Podcast
08 May 2018
Director’s Cut: EU policy priorities towards Capital Markets Union
In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ podcast, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff hosts a conversation with the European Commission’s Vice-Pr
Capital markets
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Blog post
04 May 2018
Europe needs a broader discussion of its future
When thinking about what will determine the prosperity and well-being of citizens living in the euro area, five issues are central. This column, part
Policy brief
27 April 2018
Making a reality of Europe’s Capital Markets Union
It is high time to make the CMU project real.The authors of this publication suggest that capital markets will only transform with concrete action and
Event
28 March 2018
Pension funds in the EU capital markets union
At this event, we assessed the prospects for funded pension schemes as a component of balanced retirement savings, and how the regulatory framework co
Opinion piece
08 March 2018
China's “matryoshka” approach for debt-to-equity swaps could be good for banks, but bad for investors
The Chinese banking sector has enhanced its clean-up mechanism by introducing debt-to-equity swaps for the resolution of problem loans. While this all
Opinion piece
20 February 2018
Portugal in a new context of capital flows
The euro area is now the world’s largest exporter of capital. Here we look at the post-crisis transition of one euro-area country – Portugal – from ne
Blog post
19 February 2018
Green bonds: who is to certify ‘sustainability’?
Poland’s issue of a green bond earlier this month was the country’s second financing of this type, and the first ever repeat issue by a sovereign. It
Blog post
12 February 2018
The stock market slide
The stock market dropped last week, leading to questions and debates as to the underlying reasons. We review economists’ views on the issue.
Policy brief
18 January 2018
Risk reduction through Europe’s distressed debt market
The resolution of non-performing loans (NPLs), a stock of roughly €870 billion in the EU banking industry, is central to the recovery of Europe’s bank
External publication
17 January 2018
Reconciling risk sharing with market discipline: A constructive approach to euro area reform
This publication proposes six reforms to improve the Eurozone’s financial stability, political cohesion, and potential for delivering prosperity.
Blog post
15 January 2018
No Financial Meltdown
Intel suffered only minimal pain in the stock market following revelations about the ‘Meltdown’ hardware vulnerability. But if the market won’t compel
External publication
15 January 2018
Analysis of development in EU capital flows in the global context
The monitoring and analysis of capital movements is essential for policymakers, given that capital flows can have welfare implications. This report, c
Opinion piece
14 December 2017
South Korea needs to watch the BOJ rather than the Fed
Due its actual economic structure, South Korea should be more worried about BOJ's extremely lax stance than about monetary policy normalization by the
Event
29 November 2017
Mergers and innovation
At this closed-door, off-the-record event we will discuss the impact that mergers have on innovation.
Event
21 November 2017
Start-ups' scale-up and innovation
What role is there for policy to address the funding barrier for scaling-up? Do we need a reorientation of the currently pursued policies in European
Blog post
30 October 2017
The capital tax cut debate
How much do workers gain from a capital gains tax cut? CEA chairman Hasset claims the tax cut will cause average household labour income to increase b