Single market EU & US recoveryWorking time
  • 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?
  • The working time directive: What's the fuss about?
    Policy brief by Katinka Barysch, 26 April 2013
    The working time directive: What’s the fuss about?
  • What a banking union means for Europe
    Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012

    A full banking union is needed to stabilise the eurozone. However, even an embryonic union could drive a wedge between the eurozone and the EU-27.
  • Europe's youth job crisis
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 30 November 2012

    Some 14 million young people in the EU are not in work or education. German-style apprenticeships and flexible labour markets could help them get jobs.
  • Germany's opposition and the euro crisis
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 26 November 2012

    Although Germany’s next general election is not scheduled until October 2013, the campaign started in earnest on 28 September 2012.

  • Eurozone: Trouble in the core?
    Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 26 November 2012

    Many people lazily assume that the eurozone is now split into a strong, prosperous core and a weak, depressed periphery.

  • Workers must get a bigger slice of the pie
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    The New York Times, 22 November 2012

    Economic growth in Europe depends on a recovery in household consumption. And that, in turn, requires a rethinking of the balance between capital and labour.
  • Middle class amid industrialized economies
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    The Voice of Russia, 11 November 2012

    Interview with Simon Tilford – chief economist at the London-based Centre for European Reform about middle class in industrialized or developed economies

    I think over quite a long period of time the middle class in industrialized or developed economies has been I think squeezed.

  • Much ado about little: Britain and the EU budget
    Insight by John Springford, 07 November 2012

    Britain is expending considerable political capital on freezing the EU budget. It would be best to push for reform of how the budget is spent.
  • Russia needs a plan for modernising its economy
    Insight by Charles Grant, 06 November 2012

    Russia remains dependent on oil and gas, yet its leaders lack a coherent plan for rebalancing the economy. President Putin does not seem bothered.