Books, essays and reports
In-depth studies on historical and contemporary research questions
Europe’s Banking union at ten: unfinished yet transformative
Nicolas Véron offers the first comprehensive exploration of the genesis, implementation and possible future completion of the banking union
Income inequality and the liberal economic order: a not entirely Western perspective
This essay argues that global welfare gains should be safeguarded and built on, not undermined by a blinkered perception of liberalism.
The impact on the European Union of Ukraine’s potential future accession
This report evaluates the impact on the EU of a possible EU accession of Ukraine, focusing on economic consequences and institutional developments.
A tale of two treatises: the Werner and Delors Reports and the birth of the euro
Focusing on the Werner and Delors Reports, this essay aims to capture key ideas and debates, giving a chronological overview of the EMU process
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03 September 2019
Braver, greener, fairer: Memos to the EU leadership 2019-2024
This collected volume, edited by Maria Demertzis and Guntram Wolff, focuses on the most important economic questions at EU level
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09 July 2019
Digitalisation and European welfare states
EU policymakers must find answers to pressing questions: if technology has a negative impact on labour income, how will the welfare state be funded? H
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14 November 2018
The distributional effects of climate policies
The distributional consequences are likely to be a major driver of future climate policies. Policymakers will not accept forceful decarbonisation poli
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18 April 2018
Developing the EU long term climate strategy
To ensure that EU climate policy is in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and takes into account substantial recent shifts in the technical a
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22 January 2018
People on the move: migration and mobility in the European Union
Migration is one of the most divisive policy topics in today’s Europe. In this publication, the authors assess the immigration challenge that the EU f
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13 September 2017
EU–China Economic Relations to 2025. Building a Common Future
The EU and China, as the world’s second and third largest economies, share a responsibility in upholding the rules-based, global free trade system and
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07 September 2017
Remaking Europe: the new manufacturing as an engine for growth
Europe needs to know how it can realise the potential for industrial rejuvenation. How well are European firms responding to the new opportunities for
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17 August 2017
Towards EU-MENA Shared Prosperity
Endowed with half of the world’s known oil and gas reserves, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has become a cornerstone of the global ene
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27 October 2016
An anatomy of inclusive growth in Europe
This Blueprint offers an in-depth analysis of inequalities of income and wealth in the EU, as well as their causes and consequences.
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08 June 2016
European banking supervision: the first eighteen months
The Blueprint provides a review of the first 18 months of European banking supervision. It reviews the overall situation and the
situation in a numbe
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28 January 2016
Measuring competitiveness in Europe: resource allocation, granularity and trade
This new Bruegel Blueprint provides a differentiated understanding of growth, productivity and competitiveness and the important role public policy ne
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06 March 2015
Mapping competitiveness with European data
This blueprint picks up some of the main issues of the MAPCOMPETE project and provides an inventory and an assessment of the data related to the measu
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04 September 2014
EU to DO 2015-2019
Memos to the new EU leadership.
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08 April 2014
Japan and the EU in the global economy
This report analyses economic issues facing Japan and Europe. It identifies some of the channels through which Europe can learn from Japan, and viceve
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01 October 2013
Manufacturing Europe’s future
‘Manufacturing Europe’s future’ means getting the policies right for firms to grow and prosper. It is not about picking one sector over another, but p
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04 September 2013
Electricity without borders: a plan to make the internal market work
To reap the significant benefits from an integrated European electricity market, we propose the following blueprint: add a European system-m
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