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Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?
Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013
What a banking union means for Europe
Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012
Economic recovery requires a better deal for labour
Policy brief by Simon Tilford, 05 November 2012

The spectre of default stalks the eurozone

Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 24 July 2013

A popular narrative has taken hold across much of the eurozone. The economic situation, so the story goes, is improving, or at least bottoming out, and the necessary institutional reforms are being put in place.
Don't let England's poujadists kill London's golden goose

Insight by Simon Tilford, 08 July 2013

London keeps Britain afloat. But the city's wealth is dependent on its openness to immigrants, which is threatened by the country's increasingly hysterical immigration debate.
The CER commission on the UK and the single market

Insight by John Springford, 07 June 2013

The CER's commission was launched this week. Policy experts, economists and business people will examine the economic case for and against EU membership.
Why has the eurozone's recovery been weaker than the US's?

Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 24 May 2013

The eurozone has experienced a much weaker economic recovery than the US since 2009. The reason is that it has made more glaring policy mistakes.
A dose of inflation would help the eurozone medicine go down

Insight by Simon Tilford, 16 May 2013

Eurozone policy-makers are complacent about the risks of low inflation. If the euro is to survive, inflation will need to rise significantly, especially in Germany.
European austerity: Turn or TINA?

Insight by Simon Tilford, 25 April 2013

Despite the overwhelming weight of evidence, both empirical and theoretical, many policy-makers will continue to trot out Margaret Thatcher's favourite line: there is no alternative.
It's the politics, stupid!

Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 25 March 2013

Many economists have been accused of being too gloomy about the euro because they underestimate the degree of political commitment that eurozone countries have made to the euro.
Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?

Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013

Leaving the EU would not resolve Britain's economic difficulties, which are mostly home-grown. However, it could turn Britain into a more closed economy.

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