Working papers
Long-form papers with original research methodologies that lay academic foundations to address policy issues
Working papers
Long-term care policies in practice: a European perspective
A comprehensive study of the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany, France, Slovenia, Italy and Denmark
Designing conditionality in the supply of European public goods
This paper studies the consequences of placing conditions on access to sources of central financing
China’s influence at the United Nations: words and deeds
Understanding China’s influence at the UN is essential for comprehending contemporary international relations
The tension between exploding AI investment costs and slow productivity growth
This working paper explores the tension between rapidly increasing artificial intelligence investment costs and the slower pace of productivity growth
The European Central Bank’s operational framework and what it is missing
This paper attempts to fill in the gaps in the European Central Bank's framework review
Working paper
05 September 2016
China’s Belt and Road initiative: can Europe expect trade gains?
The Belt and Road aims to ease bottlenecks for cross-border trade in Asia, Europe and Africa. This paper measures empirically whether the reduction i
Working paper
14 July 2016
The China-Russia trade relationship and its impact on Europe
This paper analyses empirically how increasingly close trade relations between China and Russia might affect the European Union.
Working paper
15 June 2016
Challenging prospects for roam like at home
In 2015 the European Union adopted new rules seeking to implement a roam like at home regime for member states. This Working Paper highlights challeng
Working paper
29 February 2016
The dynamics of leniency application and the knock-on effect of cartel enforcement
This paper shows that antitrust investigation in a market increases leniency applications in related markets. The authors used a novel application of
Working paper
24 February 2016
Getting the most from public R&D spending in times of budgetary austerity
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
Working paper
22 December 2015
Matching research and innovation policies in EU countries
Europe has lofty ambitions for building a socially and environmentally sustainable future on the basis of growth and prosperity through innovation. De
Working paper
25 November 2015
Macroprudential supervision: from theory to policy
While there is now consensus that financial supervision has to focus on the aggregate (macroprudential), in addition to the individual (microprudentia
Working paper
18 November 2015
Squaring the cycle: capital flows, financial cycles, and macro-prudential policy in the euro area
The financial crisis has prompted a renewed interest in macro-prudential policy as a framework to address the stability of the financial system as a w
Working paper
02 November 2015
Firmer foundations for a stronger European Banking Union
The idea of Banking Union has been instrumental in arresting the euro sovereign crisis. However the long-term rationale behind Banking Union is relate
Working paper
29 October 2015
Internationalising the currency while leveraging massively: the case of China
This paper reviews the steps that China has taken towards financial reform with a particular focus on capital account liberalisation and international
Working paper
22 October 2015
Filling the gap: open economy considerations for more reliable potential output estimates
This paper proposes a novel structural model to estimate the equilibrium level of output and reports
results for 45 countries. The model is conceptua
Working paper
20 October 2015
Enhancing financial stability in developing Asia
This paper outlines guidelines for policymakers pursuing financial stability in developing Asia. It aims at supporting Asian policymakers’ judgment b
Working paper
01 September 2015
The globalisation of angel investments
Nature and consequences of angel investments across a variety of geographies with varying levels of venture capital markets and other forms of risk ca
Working paper
13 August 2015
The grand divergence: global and European current account surpluses
This Working Paper assesses various explanations for the EU’s increased current account surpluses.
Working paper
15 July 2015
The vulnerability of Europe's small and medium-sized banks
Stress tests show significant weaknesses in Europe's small and medium-sized banks. Strengthening the banking system is important to ach
Working paper
15 July 2015
Europe's exports superstar - it's the organisation!
What explains Germany’s superb export performance? Is Germany’s export behaviour very distinct compared to other European countries?
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