Europe's economy Single market EU & US recovery
  • The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?
    Report by Paul De Grauwe, George Magnus, Thomas Mayer, Holger Schmieding, 18 September 2013
    The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?
  • The CER commission on the UK and the single market
    Insight by John Springford, 07 June 2013
    The CER commission on the UK and the single market
  • Why has the eurozone's recovery been weaker than the US's?
    Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 24 May 2013
    Why the has eurozone's recovery been weaker than the US's?
  • Is EU competition policy an obstacle to innovation and growth?
    Essay by Simon Tilford, 20 November 2008

    European countries need to improve their record of developing high-tech businesses if they are to prosper. This was explicitly recognised in the EU's Lisbon agenda of economic reforms launched in 2000. The reasons for Europe's poor record of innovation are complex, but one factor may be competition policy.

  • The Commission's economic forecasts are still too complacent
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 07 November 2008

    On the face of it, it appears churlish to accuse the Commission of complacency when it is forecasting no growth in the eurozone economy in 2009 and a deep recession in the UK.
  • Lessons from the financial crisis: A twin-track response
    Briefing note by Philip Whyte, 05 November 2008

    The credit crunch has unleashed widespread anger outside the financial sector. And rightly so. Not only have taxpayers had to bail out an industry that is uncommonly well rewarded. But the effects of the credit crunch on the real economy are likely to be painful and prolonged – not least on the jobs market.

  • Beyond banking: What the financial crisis means for the EU
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, Clara Marina O'Donnell, Hugo Brady, , Philip Whyte, Simon Tilford, 23 October 2008

    The world is in the midst of a financial crisis which will have far-reaching implications for the EU – not just for the region's immediate economic outlook, but also for the future of the euro, financial regulation, economic reform and global governance.

  • Another Great Depression?
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 15 October 2008

    Many observers have drawn parallels between the current economic crisis and the Great Depression of the 1930s. However, the stock market collapse of 1929 did not directly cause what turned out to be the deepest and most prolonged recession of modern times, ultimately ending in the Second World War.
  • Scapegoating the US lets others off too easily
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 02 October 2008

    Huge amounts have been said about the consequences of the credit crunch for the US and UK economies. They undoubtedly face major adjustments, and several years of very weak economic growth.
  • How strong is Russia's economic foundation?
    Policy brief by Pekka Sutela, 01 October 2008

    Russia's economy is in deep recession. Many Russians hope that rising oil prices will quickly restore the high growth rates their country enjoyed before 2008.

  • Options for EU trade policy
    Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 01 October 2008

    In late July, the Doha round suffered its umpteenth setback, when ministers from the member-states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) failed to agree on a package to liberalise world trade.