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  • It's the politics, stupid!
    Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 25 March 2013
    It’s the politics, stupid!
  • Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?
    Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013
    Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?
  • What a banking union means for Europe
    Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012
    What a banking union means for Europe
  • Tackling the scourge of youth unemployment
    Insight by John Springford, 28 March 2012

    European youth unemployment is unacceptably high. Governments are trying to push young people into work, despite weak demand: they would do better to educate them.

  • Stable public finances require stronger business investment
    Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 26 March 2012

    Economic recovery in Europe is being held back by the unprecedented weakness of business investment. Despite a secular decline in business taxation and labour market reforms that have boosted the power of capital relative to labour, the ratio of investment-to-GDP across the EU is at a 60 year low.
  • One flew over the EU's mess
    Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
    The Wall Street Journal, 19 March 2012

    Welcome to the European Union Home for the Economically Insane. We care for nations dealing with status anxiety, paranoia and low self-esteem, or those who are simply drifting into a senile old age. Please follow me on the guided tour.

  • Eurozone policy-makers place a big bet
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 13 March 2012

    The ECB's decision to lend almost unlimited amounts of money to Europe's banks has bought the eurozone some time. But there is risk that time will be wasted.
  • Europe's growth strategy: All supply and no demand
    Insight by Philip Whyte, 27 February 2012

    Europe's growth performance since 2008 has been abject. The reason is that fiscal policy has done too little to offset the impact of deleveraging in the private sector.
  • France: Why the self-flagellation?
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 10 February 2012

    France has its economic weaknesses. But in some important respects its model holds out better prospects for a return to economic growth across the eurozone than does Germany's.
  • Greece's real challenge
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 03 February 2012

    Greece's new bail-out package needs less austerity and more structural reforms. A bloated and immobile public sector remains a drag on growth.
  • The Baltic states and Ireland are not a model for Italy and Spain
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 27 January 2012

    Were Italy and Spain to emulate the Baltics states and Ireland, the implications for the European economy and the future of the euro would be devastating.