The work seeks to better understand how economic thought changes at policy institutions, as compared to academic institutions. The prevalence of academic economics during the 1970s introduced pronounced changes in the Annual Economic Reports of the European Commission. These changes, touted by...

The work seeks to better understand how economic thought changes at policy institutions, as compared to academic institutions. The prevalence of academic economics during the 1970s introduced pronounced changes in the Annual Economic Reports of the European Commission. These changes, touted by...

One of the distinguishing features of Belgian economics is that, from the early 1920s, so many of Belgium's best economists pursued postgraduate studies at top American universities, a case of 'temporary' migration. This was made possible by the fellowships granted by the Commission for Relief...

In the literature on European monetary integration Germany and Italy are mostly strongly contrasted. However, this paper argues that there were important similarities between the policy paradigms in these two countries, in particular if a broader historical perspective is adopted. This work...

The creation of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) in 1850 marked a fundamental reform of the Belgian financial system. It clearly aimed at rendering the financial system more crisis resistant, especially by restricting the leverage of the banking sector. The NBB, which received the privilege to...

La création de L’Institut monétaire européen qui a précédé la Banque centrale européenne, le 1^er janvier 1994, fut un moment clé dans le processus de l’intégration monétaire européenne. Nous nous attachons dans cet article aux efforts d’Alexandre Lamfalussy, le premier...

La crise de la dette en Amérique latine, qui éclate en août 1982, est la première crise financière mondiale de l’après-guerre. La BRI joue un rôle important dans la gestion de celle-ci. Le présent article étudie les efforts consentis par cette institution durant la seconde moitié des...