EconPol Europe

Inflation doesn’t just raise prices — it can raise taxes. In #Europe, the 2019–23 #inflation surge caused #FiscalDrag in 8 countries: 🇨🇾🇪🇸🇲🇹🇮🇹🇪🇪🇳🇱🇧🇪🇭🇺 ➡️ increasing effective tax rates by ~1pp & ➡️ tax revenues by ~0.5% of GDP 📘EconPol Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

🚢Hormuz Disruptions: Risk to European #EnergySecurity & Global Price Stability New EconPol Policy Brief on the #EU & Germany’s exposure & geoeconomic consequences of a blockade by @LisandraFlach & Philip Bodenschatz #StraitOfHormuz #Europe #Iran 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

#Europe is losing ground in #Semiconductor #Innovation – harnessing untapped potential through R&D partnerships with #Asia could be key 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub… @ifo_Institut @CESifoNetwork

🇪🇺Diversifying R&D partnerships is crucial for #Europe to access key technologies and achieve technological #sovereignty. Oliver Falck will discuss this tomorrow at our #MSC2026 side event. 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub… @MunSecConf

Advanced R&D is the top priority of European industrial policy 👉@FuestClemens will discuss how #Europe can leverage its real comparative strengths in driving #Tech #Innovation @MunSecConf 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/eve…

🎤Introducing Prof. Svenja Falk: Europe's fragmentation is a key challenge to its technological sovereignty Prof. Falk @Accenture joins EconPol Europe's panel on industrial policy & tech disruption @MunSecConf 👉Event: ifo.de/en/econpol/eve… 👉Article: ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

🚨EconPol Newsletter ➡️How does the #USPolicy shift reshape #EU #trade & profit shifting? Why does #SocialMedia regulation need care? ➡️Previews: implications of the #USNationalSecurityStrategy; role of #IndustrialPolicy in tech leadership. 👉go.news.ifo.de/display.php?Li…

📉Trade Uncertainty Threatens EU Prosperity: Economic Experts predict slower #Growth , lower #Investment & uneven effects of #Tariffs. Predictable #trade rules are crucial! 👉Read the Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/pre…

Social media activism can stimulate democratic debate, but lasting impact remains rare 🪧New EconPol Forum article on the impact of #SocialMedia on protest culture & #Democracy 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

Europe needs less red tape to stay competitive – but social media requires careful regulation, such as under the #EU’s Digital Services Act. 📱New #EconPol Forum on #SocialMedia & #DigitalGovernance challenges 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub… More on LinkedIn: bit.ly/43betjg

New Forum article on #GreenTech #innovation: ✅World’s top R&D firms accounted for 67% of all high-value green patents filed in 2012-19. ❗️The total number of green patents filed by these firms has declined annually by around 5% on average. 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

New Policy Brief on the impact of the #GlobalMinimumTax (#GMT) reform on profit shifting: ➡GMT threshold is well targeted, capturing most shifted profits with manageable compliance costs. ⚠ The #US MNEs’ exemption undermines landmark tax reform 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

Who really bears the burden of local business #taxes ? ➡️Corporate taxation is less regressive than thought. ➡️Firm owners and landlords bear the largest share. 👉Read the Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

Well-Intentioned but Counterproductive: the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 🚨New Opinion by @FuestClemens 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/opi… #CBAM #climate #industry #competitiveness @EUClimateAction @Trade_EU @CESifoNetwork

Half of Germany's 🇩🇪non-EU trade relies on maritime transport - through just 6 chokepoints. ➡️10% of all imports pass via the Red Sea ➡️97% of crude mica imports go through the Suez Canal ➡New Policy Report maps key #supplychain risks 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

🚨From Europe's #defense dilemma, @duolingo's role in migrant employment, to myths about cognitive ageing & gender (in)equality in global firms, EU experts' disunity affecting the #Turnberry Deal & why Germany's #broadband rollout pushed up #rents 👉go.news.ifo.de/display.php?Li…

New @ifo_Institut study on trends in public support for the 🇩🇪 Armed Forces. Social approval is rising, especially among left-wing voters, but political backing is key to achieving expansion goals. Read the study in the new #EconPol Forum: 👉ifo.de/en/press-relea… #Bundeswehr

Defense sovereignty tops the EU's political agenda. In the new issue of EconPol Forum, authors present pathways to achieving it and delve into the related challenges and opportunities. 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/pub… #EconPol #EuropeanUnion #DefenseSovereignty #StrategicAutonomy

🚨New Policy Brief: #EU experts expect 5pp higher tariffs on US imports than they would recommend by end-2025. Despite a common trade voice, EU members are divided: Experts in 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇳🇱🇷🇴lean toward stronger trade barriers than experts in 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇫🇮🇮🇹 🇸🇪 ➡️ifo.de/en/econpol/pub…

Insights from yesterday's presentation & panel discussion on the report with - @Danielgros @iep_bu - @lemaitre_eu @HorizonEU, @EUScienceInnov - Dagmar M. Schuller @audEERING #econtwitter #EU #Innovation #EUresearch are now up on LinkedIn 👉linkedin.com/posts/institut…

🚨 New joint report on EU research & innovation policy by @IEPBocconi, @ifo_Institut / @EconPolEurope has been published & presented yesterday in Brussels! 📘Report: iep.unibocconi.eu/publications/r… Authored by: @Danielgros , @FuestClemens, @Cris_Rjn, Giorgio Presidente & Leo Mengel