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ECB Chief Economist speaks about inflation and the “playbook” for monetary policy decisions

Philip R. Lane says the European Central Bank is closely monitoring the evolving situation in Ukraine.

Ariadne researchers quantify fiscal reform opportunities to tackle environmental and health issues

Project concludes that putting costs on pollution and unhealthy consumption enables major tax reform.

Deutschlandfunk – Implementation of national recovery plans

EU borrows 750 billion euros to cope with the economic consequences of the Corona pandemic and boost the modernisation of EU member states.

Mark Dawson calls German Constitutional Court resolution a "serious legal challenge"

In the Financial Times, Dawson comments on a move that may hold up the EU pandemic recovery fund.

Welfare reform and capitalist growth strategies

New book from OUP, edited by Anke Hassel and Bruno Palier, draws links between capitalism, welfare and growth.

We need to change the economy for a post-pandemic future

Consumption and production will have to be compatible with social distancing, writes Dennis J. Snower in Politico.

The German Constitutional Court and the ECB

FT column features Mark Dawson and Ana Bobić on the legality of the ECB's pandemic emergency purchase programme.

Podcast: Has the EU risen to the challenges of COVID-19?

Henrik Enderlein discusses the EU's preparations for a recovery fund in a European Council on Foreign Relations podcast.

CEPR e-book: Four phases, four responses to coronavirus economic fallout

Jean Pisani-Ferry and co-authors outline how the EU’s response should unfold in the coming months.

Alumni video: Meet Andrew Gomez (MPP 2010)

Moving money around the world from Berlin’s start-up scene

Debating a wealth tax

A wealth tax is no panacea, but deserves consideration, Jean Pisani-Ferry writes in Project Syndicate.

How to ward off the next recession

Policymakers may need to explore alternative fiscal and monetary options, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry in Project Syndicate.