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Biofuels Reform in the European Union: Why New ILUC Rules will Reinforce the WTO Inconsistency of EU Biofuels Policy
This paper takes stock of the proposals by the European Commission and members of the European Parliament to amend the Renewable Energy Directive...
Solar Panels, Telecommunication Equipment – and the “Modernisation” of EU Trade Defence Policy
Can trade defence instruments like anti-dumping and anti-subsidy/countervailing duties be smartly used to counter government subsidies distorting the...
Who’s Afraid of China’s High-tech Challenge?
Over the last 30 years, the speed and scale of China’s economic rise have stunned the world. Now its government has mapped out bold plans for the...
CHINA’S RISE: Perceptions and Misperceptions
In a new paper – presented at an ECIPE Conference – Krishnan Srinivasan, former Foreign Secretary of India, analysed the political direction of...
SERIOUS CHINA: The Rise of China and EU Implications
In a new paper – based on a talk at an ECIPE conference – Ambassador Frank Lavin, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, argues that China now...
Can Europe Overcome its Conservatism? – Future of Europe from a Japanese Perspective
The agenda of the recent European Summit shows that the discussion is no longer dedicated entirely to the Euro crisis, and the efforts to stabilise...
EU Policies on Online Entrepreneurship: Conversations with U.S. Venture Capitalists
This paper examines the role of policy for creating an attractive atmosphere for venture capital investments in online start-ups and...
Money Mischief in the Eurozone: Reforming the European Monetary Union
The European Central Bank has been a source of monetary disorder in the Eurozone. It was complicit in creating a huge asset bubble and growing...
PRICE TAGGING THE PRICELESS: International reference pricing for medicines in theory and practice
International reference pricing (IRP) has become a popular policy instrument in Europe as government seeks to curb healthcare costs and notably...
Mixing Apples and Oranges: The Limitations of Trade Policy in Mitigating Climate Change
One of the latest trends among policymakers is to combine trade policy with environmental objectives. International trade can facilitate the...