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Podcast

Podcast

How has the pandemic affected the BRI?

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic reshaped the scope and ambition of China's Belt and Road Initiative?

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: Global economy and trade Date: July 6, 2022
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Past Event

Past Event

Autonomous, digital and green Europe: a conversation with Margrethe Vestager

At this event Margrethe Vestager will touch on strategic autonomy, digital regulation and the implications of the Green Deal on competition.

Speakers: Guntram B. Wolff and Margrethe Vestager Topic: Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: June 29, 2022
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Parliamentary Testimony

United States Senate

China's non-market practices, impact on the world, and what to do about it?

Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

By: Alicia García-Herrero Topic: Global economy and trade, Testimonies, United States Senate Date: June 27, 2022
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Podcast

Podcast

Understanding Sri Lanka's current crisis

What needs to be done to address the Sri Lankan crisis and how does it relate to China?

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: Global economy and trade Date: June 23, 2022
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Blog Post

A new kind of Belt and Road Initiative after the pandemic

The Belt and Road Initiative is turning from infrastructure financing into an instrument for Chinese soft and hard power

By: Alicia García-Herrero and Eyck Freymann Topic: Global economy and trade Date: June 23, 2022
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Opinion

European governance

Ukraine and what it means for European Union enlargement

The real issue for EU leaders when they discuss Ukraine’s application at a 23-24 June summit and beyond, is what kind of club the EU should be.

By: Maria Demertzis Topic: European governance, Global economy and trade Date: June 16, 2022
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Policy Contribution

COVID-19 and the shift to remote work

The post-pandemic new normal is sure to differ both from the pre-pandemic normal and from current arrangements. Hybrid arrangements in which part of the week is spent at the office, and part at home, are likely to become the norm.

By: J. Scott Marcus Topic: Digital economy and innovation Date: June 16, 2022
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Podcast

Podcast

War in Ukraine: Ukraine's place in the EU

Should Ukraine's accession to the EU be facilitated?

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: European governance Date: June 14, 2022
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Past Event

Past Event

War in Ukraine: Ukraine's place in the EU

In the latest installment of the Sound of Economics Live we debate whether Ukraine's accession to the EU should be facilitated.

Speakers: Alexander Duleba, Ľubica Karvašová, André Sapir and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: European governance Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: June 14, 2022
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Blog Post

Food security: the role and limits of international rules on export restrictions

Food and fertiliser export restrictions are exacerbating the current food price crisis. The WTO and EU legal toolkits provide some safeguards but are insufficient. Unblocking Ukrainian ports and facilitating wheat exports through large-scale international coordination remains essential.

By: David Kleimann Topic: Global economy and trade Date: June 8, 2022
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Podcast

Podcast

Is China bailing Russia out?

The mystery of China-Russia economic relations in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it means for Europe.

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: Global economy and trade Date: June 8, 2022
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Opinion

Ukraine needs external financial assistance now

Planning Ukraine’s reconstruction tomorrow is important but meeting its financial needs today is more pressing and requires urgent action by the IMF and the international financial community.

By: Arancha González, Gabriel Felbermayr, Moritz Schularick, Shahin Vallée and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Global economy and trade Date: May 30, 2022