Books, essays and reports
In-depth studies on historical and contemporary research questions

Eastern European Economies Amidst the Global and Regional Shocks

Towards sustainable energy security. Europe needs a new strategy now

Capital markets union: a deep dive
Five measures to foster a single market for capital

Performance and mainstreaming framework for the EU budget - Empirical evidence, analysis and recommendations
Report
29 November 2022
Geopolitical risks and banking sector vulnerabilities: implications for the SSM
The EU economy is vulnerable and will be increasingly exposed to geopolitical risk arising from the less peaceful course of international relations.
Report
03 October 2022
Geneva 25: Climate and Debt
Geneva Reports on the World Economy
Report
19 September 2022
The ECB’s monetary tightening: a belated start under uncertainty
A paper assessing the ECB policy errors that occurred in the last year, and the appropriateness of the current monetary policy stance of the ECB.
Report
02 August 2022
The future of global value chains and the role of the WTO
What is the future of GVCs?
Report
12 August 2022
Debt-for-Climate Swaps: Analysis, Design, and Implementation
This paper compares debt-for-climate swaps to alternative fiscal support instruments.
Report
05 August 2022
How it can be done
What would be the economic consequences of a complete halt to Russian gas imports?
Report
25 July 2022
The European Renewal: Making the most of pandemic recovery
COVID-19 remains dangerous, but if Europe can continue its unprecedented fiscal co-operation the crisis could give way to a new era of prosperity.
Report
08 July 2022
Fishing for Chips: Assessing the EU Chips Act
The EU Chips Act, announced in February 2022, represents a real break in Europe's industrial policy.
Report
08 June 2022
Fragmentation risk in the euro area: no easy way out for the European Central Bank
The ECB should design a specific tool that will accompany interest rate hikes to neutralise the risk of fragmentation directly for countries facing it
Book
28 May 2022
Economics of access to energy
This chapter discusses the key obstacles that have so far prevented 840 million people worldwide from gaining access to electricity.
Report
30 March 2022
Close cooperation for bank supervision: The cases of Bulgaria and Croatia
In-depth analysis on the banking supervision cooperation in Bulgaria and Croatia prepared for the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Mone
Book
23 February 2022
Greening Europe’s post-COVID-19 recovery
This Blueprint includes some of the Group’s most prominent voices on the different aspects of the multidimensional issue of green recovery.
Report
17 February 2022
The Euro in 2022
An annual review of the euro published jointly by Fundación ICO and Fundación de Estudios Financieros to expand knowledge, raise awareness of the sing
Report
03 January 2022
Sustainability transition and the European Green Deal: A macro-dynamic perspective
Report of the results of work carried out at ETC/WMGE on Green economy transition: Macroeconomic analytical framework in 2020 and 2021.
Report
01 January 2022
Sovereign Debt Sustainability and Central Bank Credibility
This article surveys the literature on sovereign debt sustainability from its origins in the mid-1980s to the present, focusing on four debates.
Report
22 November 2021
Decarbonisation of energy
Determining a robust mix of energy carriers for a carbon-neutral EU
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