Opinions

Over the last three decades, there have been numerous attempts to reform the Stability and Growth Pact. It remains to be seen whether the new fiscal rules proposed by the European Commission, based on national paths of adjustment, can take us to sustainable public finance

A stronger and more centralized Europe would be needed to overcome global challenges, as Mario Draghi has recently argued. Many say that European opinion differs too much between countries to achieve genuine political integration. However, cross country heterogeneity is small compared to within country heterogeneity in the EU, pointing to the possibility of transnational coalitions in the European interest

The Nobel prize in economics and Harvard professor's work is a goldmine for understanding the gender pay gap and women's empowerment

The UK rejoining the EU's flagship research funding programmes, Horizon Europe and Copernicus,is great news for science and will benefit both UK and Europe

Data shows deaths among cyclists is rapidly increasing. The Dutch example shows the solution is not just relying on responsibility of the various road users but creating a safe road system

Two Bocconi studies show that these transactions offer insiders in highimpact companies greater incentives to pursue risky investments. And to explain it, the author uses a thought experiment that at the time of Covid could have involved Pfizer, Netflix and Zoom