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Money Mischief in the Eurozone: Reforming the European Monetary Union
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonThe European Central Bank has been a source of monetary disorder in the Eurozone. It was complicit in creating a huge asset bubble and growing...
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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...
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Mixing Apples and Oranges: The Limitations of Trade Policy in Mitigating Climate Change
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityOne of the latest trends among policymakers is to combine trade policy with environmental objectives. International trade can facilitate the...
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One Year After the Foul Expropriation of YPF: Argentina’s Road to Ruin
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Latin AmericaBy: Fredrik ErixonIt is one year ago since the Argentinian President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, introduced the bill that allowed the government to expropriate...
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On Camels and the Making of EU Biofuels Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonA camel, it is said, is a horse designed by a committee. It is certainly tempting to draw a parallel to the European Union’s biofuels policy and...
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Openness in Public Procurement Markets: Time for a Reality Check
The European Parliament hearings on the Commission’s proposal for a “Regulation establishing rules on the access of third countries’ goods and...
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A Fibre-Rich Diet for Europe: Is the EU’s Next Generation Access Strategy Compromising on Competition?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyGiven the unsatisfactory deployment of fibre based Next Generation Access (NGAs) networks in the EU, the European Commission proposes in a draft...
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Pariah in the World Economy: How Should Countries Respond to Argentina’s Return to Economic Nationalism?
By: Fredrik ErixonAssessing Argentina’s trade and investment policies, this Policy Brief discusses possible strategies for the European Union and the international...
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Life Beyond Reciprocity: Why Competition in Public Procurement is in the EU’s Own Interest
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn the name of reciprocity, the European Commission is crusading against barriers that hinder European companies from competing for public contracts...
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A EU-Taiwan Trade Accord from EU Member States Perspective: Rebalancing regional trade
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityFollowing an FTA with Korea, the EU now takes up the ambitious task of negotiating an FTA with Japan. Inarguably, ‘big’ FTAs are the way forward...
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The Renminibi on the Internationalization Trail
Tags: monetary policyThe rise of the renminbi (RMB) as a key currency in international financial markets has been fast. It reflects China’s general expansion in the...
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Back to Basics: Economic Reforms and EU-China Relations
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonWhat will happen to trade relations between China and the European Union (EU) in the next few years? China’s rise to preeminence in world trade...