

BSI Economics - Italy is not done yet with recession
Invited contribution from BSI Economics By Hadrien Camatte L’Italie est entrée à nouveau en récession au deuxième trimestre 2014 (-0,2 %,...


BlogSpot - December 1st, 2014
Commitments and Implementation in the eurozone European Commission’s Annual Growth survey. In order to support job creation, the European...


BlogSpot - November 24th, 2014
The uncertain investment plan The leaked investment plan—With investment trending down in the euro area (Guntram Wolff), the Juncker’s...


Thematic BlogSpot - Inventory of Central Banks’ Challenges in Times of Secular Stagnation
With nominal interest rates at (or close to) 0 in major economies since 2009 (IMF, 2009), risks of secular stagnation (see our WS...


BlogSpot - November 17th, 2014
The EZ on the road to QE? Is the ECB preparing for QE? While announcing the start of the asset purchase program, Mario Draghi confirmed...


Thematic BlogSpot - Is Secular Stagnation the New Normal?
Secular stagnation is central to the current policy debate. The review focuses on the policies to avoid another “lost decade for Europe...


BlogSpot - November 10th, 2014
Germany’s central role in the eurozone crisis and recovery With risks of deflation (see the latest Eurostat numbers), in a context of...


BlogSpot - November 3rd, 2014
Has the European Union reached a point of no-return? For Anatole Kaletsky, Europe is at a make or break moment (Reuters). With a risk of...


BlogSpot - October 27th, 2014
Results of the Asset Qualitative Review in Eurozone Benign outcome of the stress tests—Most of Europe’s biggest banks would be able to...

BlogSpot - October 22nd, 2014
What appropriate fiscal stance for European economies? The spectre of financial sanctions against France for failure to correct its...