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Britain's 2014 justice opt-out: Why it bodes ill for Cameron's EU strategy
Essay by Hugo Brady, 23 January 2013
Asia's fading economic miracle
Policy brief by George Magnus, 11 January 2013
How to expand renewable energy after 2020
Policy brief by Stephen Tindale, 07 December 2012

Europe places too much faith in supply-side policies

Insight by Simon Tilford
18 January 2013

The damage done to Europe's growth potential by very low investment and mass unemployment is likely to offset the benefits of structural reforms.
Asia's fading economic miracle

Policy brief by George Magnus
11 January 2013

Prediction is not destiny. Without vigorous reforms and stronger institutions, many Asian economies will struggle to transform themselves from middle income to wealthy countries.
How can the EU influence China?

Insight by Charles Grant
07 January 2013

The EU would have more influence in China if its governments were more willing to work together and if it focused on a few key objectives.
Sound public finances require more than low budget deficits

Insight by Simon Tilford
04 January 2013

Small budget deficits are no guarantee of sustainable public finances: Europe needs higher inflation and growth if it is to stem the rise in public debt.
Time to stop the EIB's carbon subsidies

Insight by Stephen Tindale
20 December 2012

The European Investment Bank (EIB) lends half its annual energy pot to efficiency and renewables. But it is still lending to coal. This is inconsistent with climate policies.
Europe's future in an age of austerity

Briefing note by John Springford, Philip Whyte, Simon Tilford
18 December 2012

The CER invited leading economists and policy-makers to debate the implications of fiscal austerity for economic, political and monetary stability.
A multi-tier Europe? The political consequences of the euro crisis

Briefing note by Katinka Barysch
07 December 2012

Euro members must integrate more to save the single currency. But will a two-tier EU destroy the single market and lose the support of the people?
How to expand renewable energy after 2020

Policy brief by Stephen Tindale
07 December 2012

The EU should set targets for renewable energy for 2030 and the end of each subsequent decade, to reach full reliance on renewables by 2060.