The economics of no-deal Brexit
Zsolt Darvas and I discuss the economics of no-deal Brexit....
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The implications of no-deal Brexit: is the European Union prepared?
This Policy Contribution, based on a note written for the Bundestag EU Committee, explores the possible consequences of a no-deal Brexit for the European Union and assesses preparations on the EU side. It also provides g...
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Providing funding in resolution: Unfinished business even after Eurogroup agreement on EMU reform
The recent Eurogroup agreement on euro-area reform foresees a greater role for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) as a backstop to the banking union. This is a welcome step forward but important issues remain. We ass...
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How to provide liquidity to banks after resolution in Europe’s banking union
Banks deemed to be failing or likely to fail in the banking union are either put into insolvency/liquidation or enter a resolution scheme to protect the public interest. After resolution but before full market confidence...
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How to reform and fortify the global financial system
In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ Guntram Wolff is joined by Bruegel’s mercator senior fellow Jean Pisani-Ferry, and by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, chair of the G20 Eminent Persons Group. A report from the E...
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How could Europe benefit from the US-China trade war?
Versions of this article were published in Politico, Nikkei Veritas, Caixin, Caixin(English) and Die Zeit. Global trade tensions have steadily increased since President Donald Trump took office at the beginning of 2017. ...
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How does Italy’s budget fit with EU fiscal rules?
In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’, Guntram Wolff welcomes Bruegel research fellow Grégory Claeys to assess how the new Italian budget proposals measure up against the existing EU fiscal rules. Italy’s ne...
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The Italian government budget proposal for 2019
Guntram Wolff welcomes Bruegel affiliate fellow Silvia Merler to evaluate the Italian government’s planned budget for 2019, in this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ Six months after its election, Italy’s coalit...
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