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The CER commission on the UK and the single market
Insight by John Springford, 07 June 2013
Launch of the CER's commission on the UK and the single market
Event, 05 June 2013, London
Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?
Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013

The UK and the single market

Review article by John Springford, 15 March 2013

There is no threshold beyond which the removal of trade barriers becomes ineffective, at least in economic terms. Barriers to trade are numerous, and eliminating them is a potentially limitless process.
Why British prosperity is hobbled by a rigged land market

Insight by Simon Tilford, 13 February 2013

The British have the least living space, highest office rents and most congested infrastructure in the EU-15. A rigged market for land is to blame.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.