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China-India relations and their impact on Europe
India has recently surpassed the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world, standing directly behind the US, China, Japan and G…
3 years, 2 months ago
The charm of central bank digital currencies in a polarised world
95 percent of the world economy (measured by GDP) is exploring the idea of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and many countries inclu…
3 years, 2 months ago
Democracy does not die with a bang but a whimper
Authoritarianism is becoming increasingly normalised in the 21st century. As anti-democratic movements take root globally in a wide range of demograp…
3 years, 2 months ago
Reflections on COP27
In this episode of the Sound of Economics Live, Giuseppe Porcaro invites John Murton, Johanna Nyman and Simone Tagliapietra look at what was said an…
3 years, 3 months ago
Is the EU fiscal rules reform going in the right direction?
On 9 November, the European Commission presented its long-awaited proposal for a reformed EU economic governance framework. The proposal intends to f…
3 years, 3 months ago
Lessons from China’s semiconductor technology push
From cars and phones to satellite technology, semiconductors play a key role in many of our modern utilities and consumer goods. As such, semiconduct…
3 years, 3 months ago
Changing labour markets, changing social protection
Social protection is the mechanism that addresses amongst other issues, poverty reduction, education, health, social inclusion, and empowerment. In t…
3 years, 3 months ago
The dominance of the platform economy
The Internet was supposed to liberate us from powerful institutions. But the reality might be he who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon…
3 years, 3 months ago
Is the world economy headed for recession?
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Maria Demertzis and Grégory Claeys are joined by Ayhan Kose, Chief Economist of Equitable Growth, Finance,…
3 years, 4 months ago
Decoding China’s 20th Party Congress
The 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party commenced on 16 October and will run for seven days. The Congress takes place every f…
3 years, 4 months ago