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Past Event

The need for market-based finance after COVID-19

How do COVID-19-caused financial dislocations inform policy responses?

Speakers: Maria Demertzis, Gabriel Makhlouf and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Banking and capital markets Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: June 29, 2020

Opinion

Why are some stock markets in Asia less affected by coronavirus?

While Asian markets are in a sea of red, mainland China, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan are all defying the gravity.

By: Alicia García-Herrero, Gary Ng and Bruegel Topic: Global economy and trade Date: March 31, 2020

Opinion

Uncoordinated policies behind market collapse

Underlying issues, and not just the coronavirus panic, fed the recent meltdown

By: Alicia García-Herrero and Bruegel Topic: Global economy and trade Date: March 10, 2020

Policy Contribution

Can EU competition law address market distortions caused by state-controlled enterprises?

The distortive effects that foreign state-owned or state-supported companies can have on European markets and on the European Union’s economic autonomy are starting to worry policymakers

By: Mathew Heim and Bruegel Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: December 18, 2019

Past Event

The Great Reversal-Causes and implications of the rising corporate concentration in the US

During this event, Thomas Philippon presented his thesis on market concentration and explained the reasons behind the rising corporate market power in the US.

Speakers: Thomas Philippon, Georgios Petropoulos, Reinhilde Veugelers and Bruegel Topic: Global economy and trade Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: December 11, 2019

Past Event

Market power and its implications to competition policy

What are the reasons behind the global trends in corporate margins and market concentration?

Speakers: Adina Claici, Fiona Scott Morton, Nicolas Petit, Georgios Petropoulos, Arno Rasek and Bruegel Topic: Digital economy and innovation Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: January 16, 2019

Past Event

Empirical trends in markups and market power: implications for productivity and growth

Empirical trends in markups and market power: their implications for productivity and growth

Speakers: Chiara Criscuolo, Fabien Curto Millet, Jeffrey Franks, Jan De Loecker, Reinhilde Veugelers, Georgios Petropoulos and Bruegel Topic: Digital economy and innovation Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: January 15, 2019

Blog Post

Is this time different? Reflections on recent emerging-market turbulence

Since the beginning of 2018, currencies of two large emerging-market economies – Argentina and Turkey – suffered from substantial depreciation. Other currencies also recorded losses. Which factors are determining macroeconomic and financial stability in emerging-market economies? And what can be done to prevent a crisis and avoid its economic, social and political costs?

By: Marek Dabrowski Topic: Global economy and trade Date: November 14, 2018

Opinion

Global markets’ tepid reaction to China’s new opening

China’s accession to the World Trade Organisation in 2001 was greeted with great fanfare. But near silence has greeted the recent removal by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission of caps on foreign ownership of Chinese financial institutions. For Beijing, the apparent lack of interest might be an issue of too little, too late.

By: Alicia García-Herrero Topic: Global economy and trade Date: October 11, 2018

Past Event

Mergers and innovation

At this closed-door, off-the-record event we will discuss the impact that mergers have on innovation.

Speakers: Justus Haucap, Carles Esteva Mosso, Jorge Padilla, Reinhilde Veugelers and Bruegel Topic: Digital economy and innovation Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: November 29, 2017