Fredrik Erixon
Email: fredrik.erixon@ecipe.org
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Fredrik Erixon is a Swedish economist and writer. He has been the Director of the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) ever since its start in 2006. The Financial Times has ranked Erixon as one of Brussels 30 most influential people.
Fredrik Erixon is the author of several books and studies in the fields of international economics, economic policy, and regulatory affairs (welfare reforms, healthcare, competition policy, et cetera). His latest book (co-authored with Björn Weigel) was The Innovation Illusion: How so Little is Created by so Many Working so Hard (Yale University Press) and he has previously written books about the history of political ideas, the role of social capital for economic growth, and international economic policy. His research interests covers international economics, European relations with Asia and North America, trade and regulatory policy, philosophy and technological change. His next book, Saving Liberalism for the 21st Century, is about challenges from populism and other ideas to the open society.
Erixon has advised several governments in Europe and the rest of the world, and is a frequent speaker at conferences. He regularly writes for international newspapers and magazines. In his previous career, Erixon has worked in development policy, financial markets, business consulting, and academia.
ECIPE Occasional Papers
The EU’s Trillion Dollar Gap in ICT and Cloud Computing Capacities: The Case for a New Approach to Cloud Policy
An inward-looking EU approach to cloud computing and data policies risks stifling innovation and competitiveness by promoting domestic champions at the expense of accessing global cloud capabilities. Limiting market diversity and access to best-in-breed solutions could hinder digital transformation across sectors, raising costs and constraining growth opportunities. By contrast, a free trade approach to cloud offer guardrails and security but champions...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Keeping Up with the US: Why Europe’s Productivity Is Falling Behind
The European Union stands at a crossroads. For decades, the EU’s productivity growth has consistently lagged the United States, leading to slower growth in living standards and decline in global economic power. While short-term factors like the strong US fiscal expansion have widened the gap in nominal GDP growth in recent years, the fact is that Europe has trailed the US economic development for several decades and the root of the problem lies in deeper...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Trading Up: An EU Trade Policy for Better Market Access and Resilient Sourcing
Europe’s competitiveness could be substantially improved by a trade policy that facilitates more trade and other forms of cross-border exchange. The evidence is clear: the EU trades less with the rest of the world than would be expected given the size of its economy. With 85 percent of global growth happening outside of the EU – and with an increasing share of all new technologies, innovations, patents, human capital, and R&D expenditure emerging in other...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
If the EU was a State in the United States: Comparing Economic Growth between EU and US States
This Policy Brief is a warning call about Europe’s poor economic growth and its consequences for prosperity. The long-term trend of Gross Domestic Product per capita is crucially important but not always easy to grasp. While it’s common to compare levels of growth between countries in a single year, the reality is that it is the long-term trend that matters. An economy that grows at 3 percent per year will double in 24 years but an economy that grows at 1...
Media Mention
China launches anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports
Fredrik Erixon via Financial Times on the Chinese anti-dumping probe after EU's tariffs on Chinese...
Media Mention
G7 leaders put on good show of unity, but look fragile at home
Fredrik Erixon comments for Al Jazeera on the latest G7...
Media Mention
Avanço da direita radical sacode Europa e impõe desafios a governos da UE
Fredrik Erixon via VEJA on the several challenges that the EU is...
Media Mention
Vart Är EU Pä Väg?
Fredrik Erixon comments in the magazine Sunt Förnuft on the current debate around increasing the EU...
Article
Fredrik Erixon interview with The Parliament
Julia Kaiser from The Parliament interviews Fredrik Erixon regarding the Enrico Letta's new report on the single...
Article
Building a competitive Europe
Fredrik Erixon discusses competitiveness and economic reforms at Euractiv...
Article
Fred oc EU-medlemskap får hand i hand för Ukraina
Fredrik Erixon writes about Ukraine and its bid to join the EU in an essay for TN (in...
Article
Why Sanna Marin lost Finland’s election
Fredrik Erixon writes in the Spectator about the Finnish election and why Sanna Marin...
Book or Paper
Ett Starkare Europa Kräver Starkare Ekonomier – Varför Halkar Eu Efter?
Fredrik Erixon analyses why and how the EU's economy has lagged behind and been overtaken by others in recent decades for Frivärld - Stockholm...
Book or Paper
The EU’s Productivity Performance: Falling Behind the Curve
Fredrik Erixon, Oscar Guinea and Oscar du Roy write an article for the EconPol Forum 03/2024 Journal from CESifo based on their study "Keeping Up...
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...
Speech or Presentation
Life science i fokus på EU-seminarium
Fredrik Erixon participates in an event organised by Lif on EU lagging behind the US in life sciences and Sweden's opportunities to grow in the...
Speech or Presentation
Improving Europe’s Competitiveness
Matthias Bauer and Fredrik Erixon write the article "Embracing the Potential of Artificial Intelligence: A Path to EU Competitiveness" for a new...
Speech or Presentation
The future of the Single Market: How can Europe’s greatest achievement keep moving forward
Fredrik Erixon participates as a panelist in an event organised by...
Speech or Presentation
Individual Agency and the Modern Economy
Fredrik Erixon talks about individual agency and the global...