Insights (Filter: digital economy)
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Blockchain for Trade: The Next Gold Standard or the Fool’s Gold?
By: Lucian CernatIn the movie “Gold”, a small, struggling mining entrepreneur looking for gold goes from bankruptcy to a 6 billion dollar mining empire, and then...
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Will the U.S. Stance on Chinese Telecom Equipment Change?
By: Guest AuthorBy Jerker Hellström, Director of the Swedish Center for China Studies.* With two months left until election day in the U.S., the two...
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European Technology Sovereignty – Webinar Report
By: Natalia MacyraOn May 26, ECIPE held its first online seminar during which Matthias Bauer presented his recent report on Opportunities and Pitfalls of the European...
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Populist Rhetoric in the EU Debate Over Taxing Corporations
On October 14, ECIPE hosted a seminar on Europe’s tax competitiveness. The aim was to outline new evidence for tax policymakers, with a focus on...
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Solving the EU’s Amazon Paradox
Here’s a question for you. I recently attended a seminar about Europe’s digital future where I was asked: “How come we have the Amazon Paradox...
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Plucking the Digital Goose
The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing This pearl of wisdom came from...
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Lessons from Uber for the Taxi Industry
By: Jimmyn ParcOnce again taxi drivers have blocked the streets in a major European city as part of a protest against the ride-sharing service Uber. The latest...
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Online Platform Restrictions and Small Firm Exports
Stricter rules on online platforms restrain potential trade, especially for smaller businesses. This is because online platforms facilitate export...
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As Asia Tightens Up on Data Regulation, the EU GDPR Leaves Its Footprint
By: Guest AuthorBy Tim Yu, a cybersecurity and technology policy analyst based in Hong Kong Over recent years, there has been a concerted effort from Asian...
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The Free Flow of Non-Personal Data
Earlier this month MEPs voted to support the final text on the free flow of non-personal data across the European Union (EU). A vast majority of the...
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What European Industrial Champions and US Tech Firms Actually Pay in Corporate Taxes
Today, an EU Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy will present its conclusion in the presence of Commissioner President Barroso. The...
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Taxis and Taxes: More “Threats” to the European Way of Life? (part II)
A couple of days before Brussels shut down for winter holidays, I was reached by an email that my op-ed on internet taxation in France and Italy is...