Publications

Vice President Kamala Harris recently unveiled her “Opportunity Economy” plan, a mix of populist and regulatory measures that intends to address the economic challenges that disproportionately affect middle-and low-income families.…

WP 2024-11. Executive Summary Our study uses a qualitative comparative analysis method in order to assess the impact of national accreditation schemes and also other relevant features of the higher…

WP 2024-10. Executive Summary When comparing inflation across European countries, we often overlook a simple fact – inflation is the percentage change in the price level. The rate of inflation…

While campaigning in Flint (MI), former President Donald Trump was asked how he would tackle rising food prices. In response, he suggested that import tariffs would do the job, and…

Introduction Governments and central banks have pinned a lot of their credibility on returning the world economy, after the Pandemic and the inflation shock, to an orderly picture of inflation…

In recent years, the gig economy has dramatically reshaped the nature of work across the European Union. Platforms like Uber, Deliveroo, and Upwork have provided flexible opportunities to millions who…

In mid-September former ECB President Mario Draghi published a 400-page report recommending changes necessary to boost the EU’s competitiveness.  Although couched in broadly positive language, the document did little to…

Youth unemployment remains a significant global issue, with young people consistently overrepresented among the jobless. With more than 64 million unemployed youth worldwide and 145 million young workers living in…

As public awareness of AI and machine learning technologies has grown, so has the demand for ethical safeguards and increased transparency. In response, the European Parliament introduced the AI Act,…

“Shocking data”: according to the Corriere della Sera, the main Italian newspaper, “the cold has disappeared” as a result of climate change and last year, the Guardian tells us, heatwaves…