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Leadership in European Digital Policy: Future Role and Direction for the D9+ Group
In this paper, we will discuss how Europe makes digital policy and how its digital economic performance can be improved. The focus is on the D9+...
The New Wave of Defensive Trade Policy Measures in the European Union: Design, Structure, and Trade Effects
This study undertakes a comprehensive review of proposed and adopted defensive trade policy instruments in the EU, with the purpose of better...
After the DMA, the DSA and the New AI Regulation: Mapping the Economic Consequences of and Responses to New Digital Regulations in Europe
The European Union (EU) has pursued an ambitious agenda for regulating the digital economy, and it is now planning to establish a new package of...
When the State Becomes the Only Buyer: Monopsony in China’s Public Procurement of Medical Technology
China’s centralised state procurement policies are moving the Chinese market of medical technologies in a monopsonistic direction. A monopsony...
The EU Digital Markets Act: Assessing the Quality of Regulation
The proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an opportunity to prevent and remedy anti-competitive conduct by large digital platforms. If the Act is...
The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements
Key Takeaway 1: What are Intellectual Property Rights and why do they matter? Intellectual Property gives the creator (e.g. an artist, a company...
Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Time to Go Back to the Drawing Board
This Policy Brief takes stock of the global and European trade and carbon-emission effects from CBAM. It argues that the current design of the CBAM...
China’s Public Procurement Protectionism and Europe’s Response: The Case of Medical Technology
This paper concerns China’s market for medical technologies and how the Chinese state is assisting its own companies to gain greater sales at the...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Taking Stock of Europe’s New Trade Policy Strategy
This Policy Brief takes stock of the EU Trade Policy Review – the Commission’s proposed strategy for trade. Despite appearances, the Review...
“Too Big to Care” or “Too Big to Share”: The Digital Services Act and the Consequences of Reforming Intermediary Liability Rules
This paper reviews the Digital Services Act (DSA), a package of new rules for platforms proposed by the European Commission late last year. The paper...