Elena Sisto
Email: elena.sisto@ecipe.org
Office: +32 (0)2 289 1350
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Areas of Expertise: European Union EU Trade Agreements Agriculture Digital Economy
Elena Sisto is an Economist at ECIPE. She holds a master’s degree with high honours in Economic analysis and European Policy from the Free University of Brussels and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Strasbourg. She was granted an IDEX scholarship by the University of Strasbourg to spend one year at the University of Oulu in Finland. She is currently studying a MSc in Environmental and Resource Economics from the University of Kiel, Germany. Her research interests lie in international trade, environmental valuation and agri-trade policy.
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Regulating the Working Conditions of Platform Work: What Can We Learn from EU Member States?
Policymakers in Estonia, France, Greece, and Spain share the common objective of enhancing the working conditions of platform workers. However, variations in their labour markets, legal frameworks, and political landscapes have led to four distinct approaches in achieving this goal. Predominantly, the Spanish regulation has been geared towards attempting to reclassify platform workers from self-employed to employees. In contrast, the regulatory strategies in France...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
Increasing Systemic Legal Risks in the EU: The Economic Impacts of Changes to the EU’s Product Liability Legislation
The EU’s Product Liability Directive (PLD) determines the rules for strict product liability in the EU. It establishes a framework in which manufacturers’ liability is determined solely based on the presence of defects in the product, regardless of the manufacturer’s fault. The PLD is intended to serve as a “safety net” when fault-based or contractual liability rules do not offer sufficient compensation to consumers. It operates independently from...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
The Economic Dividend of Competitiveness
In a world of technological and economic rivalry, the EU must devote increased attention to its competitiveness. Higher levels of competitiveness will help the EU build a more prosperous economy which will in turn produce innovation and resources to address the great challenges of our time. ECIPE published a study presenting a competitiveness compass with concrete policy recommendations that will improve EU’s competitiveness. These policy recommendations,...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
A Compass to Guide EU Policy in Support of Business Competitiveness
The EU agenda for improving competitiveness is missing in action. Economic competitiveness has been a central plank in the development of the European Union – a relentless quest for policies that lead to more prosperity and that make European companies in world markets more successful. However, since the end of the Lisbon Agenda in 2010, economic competitiveness seems to have fallen off the EU map. This Agenda had its flaws, but it rightly sought to make Europe...
Media Mention
European Council Think Tank Review – February 2024
The study "Regulating the Working Conditions of Platform Work: What Can We Learn from EU Member States?" by Oscar Guinea, Elena Sisto and Oscar du...
Media Mention
EU fails to pass rules on gig workers amid industry opposition
Luxembourg Times references the study "Regulating the Working Conditions of Platform Work: What Can We Learn from EU Member States?" by Oscar...
Media Mention
EU Gig Workers Rule Opposed by Industry Faces Key Vote
Bloomberg references the study "Regulating the Working Conditions of Platform Work: What Can We Learn from EU Member States?" by Oscar Guinea, Elena...
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Book or Paper
Beyond Barriers: Rethinking CAP to Enable Agricultural Export Diversity in the EU Neighbourhood
Third paper crafted in collaboration with Bertelsmann Stiftung under the "Sovereign Europe: Strategic Management of Global Interdependence" project...
Book or Paper
The Extraterritorial Impact of EU Digital Regulations: How Can the EU Minimise Adverse Effects for the Neighbourhood?
Second paper crafted in collaboration with Bertelsmann Stiftung under the "Sovereign Europe: Strategic Management of Global Interdependence" project...
Book or Paper
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Its Border Effects: How Can Europe Become a Better Neighbour?
First paper crafted in collaboration with Bertelsmann Stiftung focusing on...
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