What ideas are now powering the European Union? For a long time, Europe and the European project confidently embodied the values of liberal universalism and cultural pluralism. That zeitgeist...

Work to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has now re-started, but there are still fundamental concerns about this energy project and its consequences for Europe. How will it impact gas supply in...

Digitalisation and the growth of new technologies give us many new opportunities to improve society – from boosting economic productivity to delivering better care in hospitals and nursing homes....

In this episode, Fredrik Erixon and Eline Chivot talk about Europe and the digital economy. Where is it going? What are the challenges? And what can we expect in the future? Eline Chivot is...

In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Prince Michael of Liechtenstein about geopolitics today. The discussion is focused on the United States' geopolitical significance, the new drive for...

Few issues have caused as much political controversy in Europe as immigration. But are we really having the right conversation about immigration? Philippe Legrain argues that immigration pays many...

Europe in Emerging Asia, Opportunities and Obstacles in Political and Economic Encounters, edited by Fredrik Erixon and Krishnan Srinivasan This collection of ‘essays’, written largely from...

There is a long-standing concern about Europe’s productivity performance, a long-term indicator for sustained economic growth. It is a measure that summarizes how effective we use our economic...

By Anupam Ray, Professor at Paterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky at Lexington, anupam.ray@uky.edu The interaction between Europe and Asia is the...

Domestic institutions are an important factor explaining past economic performance (Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson, 2001) as well as comparative advantage (Levchenko, 2005; Nunn, 2007). Simply put,...