This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe. Check the previous editions of ZhōngHuá Mundus Sign up for the...
Brueguel
The Global Gateway: a real step towards a stronger Europe in the world?
On 1 December 2021, the European Union unveiled the Global Gateway, its plan to support infrastructure development around the world. This would mobilise €300 billion between 2021-2027 for connectivity projects, notably in the digital, climate and energy, transport,...
An inclusive European Union must boost gig workers’ rights
Approximately 24 million people in the European Union are estimated to have provided platform services (as of 2018; the market has high growth prospects). Most of them provide low-skilled, on-location services. They tend to be young and many have an immigrant...
The triple constraint on artificial-intelligence advancement in Europe
Shortcomings in Europe in human capital, data and the financing available all hold up adoption by European firms of artificial intelligence. These same barriers also constrain European AI research and development. Table 1 shows how barriers in terms of skills,...
Country case studies on resolving problem loans in Europe: Crises, policies and institutions
Read the full chapter. This book traces trends in nonperforming loans (NPLs) during and after financial crises in Asia and Europe. It examines the impact of high NPLs, compares the effectiveness of resolution strategies, and explores policy considerations. In Chapter...
Europe’s path to net-zero
© The Author(s) 2021 Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Open Access funding provided by ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics....
‘In Situ’ Data Rights
Read the full article on Communications of the ACM. If we are to hold platforms accountable for our digital welfare, what data rights should individuals and firms exercise? Platforms’ central power stems from their use of our data so what would we want to know about...
A new consensus for economic resilience
The Washington Consensus, first devised in 1989, is an economic paradigm that was reflected in the prevailing economic thinking as well as policy recommendations. However, as the world faces more fragilities and shocks than it used to, one might start wondering...
What is holding back artificial intelligence adoption in Europe?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is considered a key driver of future economic development, expected to increase labour productivity and economic growth worldwide. To realise these gains, AI technologies need to be adopted by companies and integrated into their...
Rising energy prices: European Union countries’ views on medium-term policies
The authors are grateful to Mia Hoffmann, Klaas Lenaerts, Catarina Martins and Pauline Weil for their comments on an earlier version of this piece. On 13 October 2021, the European Commission published a ‘toolbox’ of possible measures for EU countries to shield...
COP26: global stocktake and what’s next
In this episode of The Sound of Economics Live, Bruegel’s own Simone Tagliapietra is joined by Li Shuo, Diederik Samsom and Laurence Tubiana to contribute to the global stocktake of the climate summit, to foster a clearer understanding of the game changers and the...
The future of the stability and growth pact
On 24 November 2021, Guntram Wolff ‘A green fiscal pact: climate investment in times of budget consolidation‘ to a hybrid roundtable discussion on the future of the stability and growth pact (SGP) in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands. This part of the...