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Environmental protection public expenditure as a determinant of green total factor productivity : evidence from the European Union

Ibrić, Muhamed; Kozarević, Emira; Kokorović Jukan, … - 2026

We investigate the relationship between environmental protection public expenditure (EPE) and green total factor productivity (GTFP) across 27 EU countries from 2013 to 2022. Using the global Malmquist Luenberger index and Two-Step System GMM estimation, we test contemporaneous and lagged...

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The effects of social protection expenditures in relation to selected socio-economic indicators in EU countries

Halásková, Renata; Pomp, Marek - 2024

The extent of social and economic issues has an impact on current society, and ways of solving them reflect not only on social policy but also on results of economic policies. The paper aims to evaluate the effects of social protection expenditures/benefits in relation to selected socio-economic...

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Impact of institutional factors on environmental quality in European Union

Kisman, Zulfukar Aytac; Ozek, Yavuz; Bayat, Tayfur; … - 2026

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The relationship between financial development and renewable energy consumption in the European Union-27 countries

Saimagambetova, Gaukhar; Abubakirova, Aktolkin; … - 2026

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Food fraud in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Garrido Gamarro, Esther; Loi, Giulia; Vlachou, Christina - 2026

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The role of moderating factors in the nexus natural resource rents and renewable energy adoption among European countries

Bonga-Bonga, Lumengo; Nzimande, Ntokozo Patrick; Osuma, … - 2026

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The diffusion of Artificial Intelligence across firms : evidence from Europe

Garbers, Julio; Gregory, Terry - 2026

We develop a novel firm-level indicator of Artificial Intelligence adoption in Europe (MAP-AI) by extracting information on AI usage from more than three million firm websites from Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg (2016-2024) using a Large Language Model. The indicator captures realized...

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Unveiling the forces shaping natural gas demand in the European Union

Obadi, Saleh Mothana; Korček, Matej - 2026

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Exploring the N-Curve of CO₂ emissions : the interactive roles of trade, manufacturing, financial development, and fiscal policy across income groups

Fildzah, Lina Absharina; Liana, Damia; Rafi'i, Rafi'i; … - 2026

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The relationship among fossil fuel energy, economic development, institutional quality, globalization, foreign direct investment and forest in European countries

Pardaev, Jamshid; Ibadullaev, Dilshad; Kurbanov, Ziyat; … - 2026

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Mitigating carbon leakage under the EU ETS : how does state aid for indirect emission costs affect firm profits?

Masciandaro, Carlotta; Kesina, Michaela; Mulder, Machiel - 2026

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Financial development, green marketing awareness and energy performance : evidence from the EU-27

Avsarligil, Nuri; Unlu, Ulas; Dortyol, Ibrahim Taylan - 2026

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Accelerating offshore wind in the Nordics : review of policies, legal frameworks, and licensing processes across the region

Handberg, Øyvind Nystad; Winje, Even; Vestergaard, … - 2026

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EU enlargement - moving forward with pragmatism

Swoboda, Hannes - 2026

A credible EU enlargement policy remains necessary from a geopolitical perspective, but can only succeed through a more pragmatic and gradual integration approach. New members amplify the existing challenges to EU decision making, rule-of-law conditionality and political cohesion, particularly...

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United in victory, divided in defeat? : football performance, team diversity, and immigration attitudes in Europe

Fontanive, Gauthier; Thill, Emma - 2026

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The EU's "geopolitical actorness" in the Gulf : purpose, state of play, and potential

Karacsony, Eszter - 2026

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Crypto-Asset Monitoring Expert Group (CAMEG) 2025 Conference : book of abstracts

2026

This paper provides an overview of analytical work1 conducted largely in 2025, under their own aegis, by experts from various European central banks and authorities in the field of crypto-asset monitoring and presented at the Crypto-Asset Monitoring Expert Group (CAMEG) 2025 Conference....

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Pandemic-era inflation dynamics in the euro area : the role of policy and non-policy demand and energy and non-energy supply factors

Barauskaitė Griškevičienė, Kristina; Brand, Claus; … - 2026

We analyze the sources of the pandemic-era inflation surge in the euro area using a Bayesian vector autoregression (BVAR) model. By applying narrative, sign, zero, and inequality restrictions, this study is the first that jointly analyzes the inflationary effects of energy and non-energy supply...

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Biomethane in Europe : why scaling up is harder than it looks

Olczak, Maria - 2026

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Digital banking and the evolving monetary policy transmission

Budnik, Katarzyna - 2026

This paper maps the euro-area digital-banking segment and assesses how digital banks transmit monetary policy relative to brick-and-mortar peers. I compile a hand-checked universe of over 170 digital banks (2016-2025) from supervisory data, classifying institutions by business model (e-retail,...

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The legality of Omnibus legislation under EU law : a preliminary analysis of Omnibus I simplification directive of CSRD and CSDD and its legal consequences on the EU legal order

Alemanno, Alberto - 2026

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Labour market concentration and wage inequality : a cross-country descriptive analysis

Pignatti, Clemente; Ananian, Sévane - 2026

This paper examines the relationship between labour market concentration and wage inequality using global survey data for the period 2006-2022. The results show that higher labour market concentration is associated with higher wage inequality, especially in the top half of the wage distribution....

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Codifying better regulation: constitutional requirements and reform proposals : submission to the European Commission

Alemanno, Alberto - 2026

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Europe's frontier countries : the EU's geopolitical test

Pchaladze, Tengiz - 2026

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026 : consolidation of the new European minimum wage policy

Lübker, Malte; Schulten, Thorsten - 2026

In recent years, minimum wage policy in Europe has undergone a profound change: Many EU countries have raised their minimum wages above average and focused on the goal of ensuring an adequate standard of living. A consolidation of the new course is now emerging, as EU countries are now...

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Ankara's critical view of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement : Turkey is emphatically calling for the modernisation of the customs union with the EU

Aydın, Yaşar - 2026

Thirty years after establishing a customs union with the European Union (EU), Ankara sees growing economic risks in the EU’s free trade agreements with third countries, most recently India. While negotiations on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement were concluded at the end of January, and...

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Measuring the sectoral VAT gap in Bulgaria : estimates and its drivers

Dybka, Piotr; Bartha, Stanisław; Komisarska, Anna; … - 2026

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Is it over now? (giver's version) : financial giving, economic shocks, and resilience to depression in older Europeans

Cohen Tanugi-Carresse, Arielle - 2026

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Sovereign bond spreads and climate risk : an empirical analysis in the Euro Area

Capriotti, Alessio; Muzzioli, Silvia - 2026

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Beyond access : how gender equality and education shape the growth effect of ICT

Ihlasuddini, Habiba Nabila; Lee, Kang-Kook - 2026

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The EU fiscal framework and national fiscal rules : effects on budget balance dynamics

Lehtimäki, Jonne; Krämer, Robert - 2026

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Heterogeneity in consumers' economic expectations across euro area countries

Dräger, Lena; Marenčák, Michal; Giang Hong Nghiem; … - 2026

This paper examines cross-country differences in consumer expectations about macroeconomic outcomes and mortgage borrowing conditions within a monetary union. Using harmonized microdata from the ECB Consumer Expectations Survey for eleven euro area countries, we document significant national...

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Heterogeneity in consumers' economic expectations across euro area countries

Dräger, Lena; Marenčák, Michal; Giang Hong Nghiem; … - 2026

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Heterogeneity in consumers' economic expectations across euro area countries

Dräger, Lena; Marenčák, Michal; Giang Hong Nghiem; … - 2026

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Regulating temporary agency work through collective bargaining : insights from the Slovenian experience

Krapež, Katarina - 2026

This article examines whether collective bargaining in Slovenia meaningfully supplements the statutory regulation of temporary agency work (TAW). Using a qualitative socio-legal case-study design, it combines targeted doctrinal analysis of the EU and Slovenian legal framework with qualitative...

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Beņkovskis, Konstantīns; … - 2025

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Benkovskis, Konstantīns; Bielskis, … - 2025

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Benkovskis, Konstantīns; Bielskis, … - 2025

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Beņkovskis, Konstantīns; … - 2025

Book / Working Paper

Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission: post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Benkovskis, Konstantīns; Bielskis, … - 2025

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Beņkovskis, Konstantı̄ns; … - 2025

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine european credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Benkovskis, Konstantins; Bielskis, … - 2025

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Household borrowing and monetary policy transmission : post-pandemic insights from nine European credit registers

De Jonghe, Olivier; Beņkovskis, Konstantīns; … - 2026

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From integration to attraction : a PROMETHEE approach to macro-talent management for migrants : a comparative analysis of european welfare models

Tsaousiotis, Kiriakos; Panitsidis, Konstantinos; Vezou, … - 2026

Amid Europe's demographic decline and the intensifying global "war for talent," migration is increasingly viewed as a critical source of human capital capable of sustaining economic growth and welfare systems. Nevertheless, the literature on Macro-Talent Management (MTM) has primarily focused on...

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Sustainable finance, reflexive law, and the epistemic infrastructure of financial markets

Hilbrich, Sören - 2026

In recent years, the European Union (EU) has introduced several policy measures to better align financial markets with sustainability goals. So far, these policies have mainly aimed to improve how information on the sustainability impacts of investments is collected and transmitted. Policymakers...

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Robots and the wedge between wages and productivity : a European analysis

Oleš, Tomáš; Prettner, Klaus; Lábaj, Martin; … - 2026

We study the role of industrial robots in shaping the divergence between labor productivity and wages across European countries from 1995 to 2020. To this end, we develop a tractable theoretical model in which robots substitute for routine labor. The model predicts a widening wage-productivity...

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Economic implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for South Africa and Mozambique

Chepeliev, Maksym; Van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - 2026

This paper evaluates the economic impacts of the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Mozambique and South Africa-two countries with high exposure due to carbon-intensive exports. Using the Global Trade Analysis Project Circular Economy...

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The effects of regulating greenwashing : evidence from Europe's sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR)

Allcott, Hunt; Egan, Mark L.; Smeets, Paul; Yang, Hanbin - 2026

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The effects of regulating greenwashing : evidence from Europe's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

Allcott, Hunt; Egan, Mark L.; Smeets, Paul; Yang, Hanbin - 2026

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The Effects of Regulating Greenwashing : Evidence from Europe's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

Allcott, Hunt; Egan, Mark L.; Smeets, Paul; Yang, Hanbin - 2026

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Why Is competition in the European football market failing, and what should be done about it?

Henrekson, Magnus; Persson, Lars - 2026

The European football (soccer) market increasingly funnels rents to superstar players and intermediaries while weakening competitive balance. We trace this dynamic to two forces: (a) technological innovation that globalized broadcasting and magnified superstar returns, and (b) legal rulings...

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Why is competition in the European football market failing, and what should be done about it?

Henrekson, Magnus; Persson, Lars - 2025

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Circular economy, non-financial disclosure and credit risk in Europe

Zara, Claudio; Göbel, Maximilian; Barbaglia, Martina - 2026

The circular economy (CE) is increasingly recognized as a financially material dimension of corporate sustainability, complementing and in some respects surpassing traditional Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics. Building on prior evidence of a negative relationship between...

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Devotion without action : Islam, charity, and poverty in comparative perspective

Abedifar, Pejman; Eslami, Mohammad - 2026 - This draft: December, 2025

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Upward bias in inflation perceptions: persistence, drivers, implications

Andre, Peter; Schaffranka, Claudia; Weber, Michael - 2026 - Manuscript completed in February 2026

This paper examines the persistent upward bias in euro area households' inflation perceptions and expectations, even when realized inflation is near the ECB's target. It discusses behavioural and informational drivers of this bias, its implications for consumption, wage setting, and monetary...

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Is platform work migrant work? : the economic and social conditions behind migrant (over-)representation in the platform economy across Europe

Piasna, Agnieszka; Zwysen, Wouter - 2026

Despite extensive research on migrants and the platform economy, few systematic comparisons exist between migrant and non-migrant workers across diverse migrant groups and types of platform work. This article draws on representative survey data from 14 European Union Member States, which shows...

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Mid-tech Europe? : sectoral patterns of total factor productivity growth in the EU vs the US

Nikolov, Plamen; Simons, Wouter; Turrini, Alessandro; … - 2026

This article analyses patterns in total factor productivity (TFP) in the EU in comparison with the US using the EU-KLEMS dataset. TFP growth in both regions has been largely driven by a few key sectors. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis (2013-2019), services played a major role in...

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Editorial: stablecoins, the GENIUS Act and Europe's monetary dilemma

Eichengreen, Barry - 2026

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Strategic direction for Europe in the new economic geography

Posen, Adam Simon - 2026

ue to Trump Administration policies, Europe faces a new economic geography. In essence, European economies have lost insurance of various types previously provided by the U.S. The European Union has more agency to shape its new environment and more opportunities for gains than is commonly...

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Protect imports, rebalance exports : the future of extra-EU trade

Demertzis, Maria; Fiorito, Alejandro - 2026

Debates on the EU's economy focus on the competitiveness gap, a narrative that encourages export-first policies. This is the wrong focus, as prosperity depends mainly on domestic productivity. Therefore, the EU's key challenges are weak productivity and, more recently, economic security. Trade...

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The need for a new policy approach to European capital flows

Nielsen, Erik F. - 2026

The ruptured geopolitical world has accentuated the urgency for Europe to strengthen its economy through productivity-enhancing investment, including in new technologies and defence. The roadmap is laid out in the Draghi and Letta reports, but additional new aspects have been added because of US...

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Trump's tariffs, global trade and Europe's strategic choice

Gros, Daniel - 2026

The return of trade policy as an instrument of geopolitics has raised concerns about the future of the global trading system. But Trump's tariffs of 2025 have not led to a collapse of global trade. The key reason for this resilience is that Trump's tariffs are discriminatory, i.e. the US has a...

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