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An embargo on (most) Russian oil
European leaders have finally agreed on a Russian oil embargo. What are the implications? How long will it take to enforce and what should be the nex…
3 years, 8 months ago
Taming inflation?
The latest economic forecasts published by the European Commission as well as IMF show low growth and high inflation. Maria Demertzis is joined by Gr…
3 years, 9 months ago
Job quality is about more than working conditions
People spend a significant portion of their lives at work; job thus has a huge impact on a person’s well-being. This week on The Sound of Economics, …
3 years, 9 months ago
The cost of China's dynamic zero-COVID policy
The Chinese government is determined to continue its Zero-COVID policies, but at what cost? Dialling in from Beijing, Jörg Wuttke, President of the E…
3 years, 9 months ago
Global trade Down Under
Bruegel’s Giuseppe Porcaro and André Sapir sit down with Tim Yeend, Associate Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. Th…
3 years, 9 months ago
War in Ukraine: What is the effect on Central and Eastern Europe?
In this episode of the Sound of Economics Live, Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff hosted Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist of the EBRD, to discuss how the…
3 years, 10 months ago
War in Ukraine: sanctions on Russia two months in
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, Giuseppe Porcaro is joined by Nicolas Véron and Elina Ribakova to take look at the list of sanctions imposed on…
3 years, 10 months ago
Making remote work, work
For people who want to go back to the old way of work, the train has left the station. COVID-19 has given a huge impetus to working from home for tho…
3 years, 10 months ago
War in Ukraine: The EU’s ban on Russian coal
On 5 April 2022, the EU announced that it will ban coal imports from Russia. The move — aimed squarely at energy imports for the first time — comes a…
3 years, 10 months ago
What to expect from China's innovation drive?
China is investing heavily in science and technology: from 2011 to 2021, internal R&D spending jumped from 869 billion to 2.79 trillion Yuan. What ha…
3 years, 10 months ago