Sir Paul Collier argues that we need a revival of the ethical state to address the deepening rifts in western societies. As a professor of economics and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and currently […]
Is the Asset Purchase Program legal?
Four professors’ challenge to the ECB’s APP program reveals its failings. From 2015 to 2018, the European Central Bank bought billions of bonds under the mandate of attaining 2% inflation, a new strategic direction that lies under the umbrella of […]
A New Map Suggests the EU Is a Good Framework for Growth
The Brussels-based think tank Bruegel has published an atlas of economic growth across regions in Europe. Any Sciences Po student can tell you that economic growth has been very different across EU regions. Now, Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank has […]
From the Death of Railbus, A Manifesto to Change European Antitrust Rulings
A Franco-German proposal to change EU antritrust rulings seems to disregard economic reality. Since early 2019, bureaucrats in Berlin and Paris have been angry, very angry. In February, a merger between Siemens and Alstom, Europe’s largest suppliers in the rail […]
Breakups Always Hurt
The Brexit process has been marred in controversies right from the start and now, as its March 29, 2019 deadline is rapidly approaching, many competing options still remain on the table. The weeks ahead will be a test of the […]
The Kremlin’s Web in Eastern and Central Europe
Russia’s economic footprint bottoms at an impressive 12% in Hungary and Slovakia and peaks at an astronomical 27% in Bulgaria, with considerable clout in Latvia, as well. How can they escape, and why don’t they? Perhaps one of the most […]
In France, an Anachronistic Legal Code Makes Minorities Invisible
The lack of data based on ethnic or racial indicators in France is not only a limitation to effective policy-making, but also a favor to nationalist movements. As the yellow vests go into their 13th act, monopolies push consumer prices […]