Nov 19, 2021The Conference on the Future of Europe: a Long-awaited Democratic Experiment or a Political Spin?By: Karolina Zubel For years the European Union (EU) has been criticised for its alleged democratic deficit. Typical allegations in this respect are, among other, related to the dispossession of national authorities that is not sufficiently compensated for at the EU level; too much power for the EU’s executive brunch…European Union7 min read
Nov 19, 2021Increasing Importance of Think Tanks: Not If But WhyBy: Katarzyna W. Sidło and Kateryna Karunska The debate on the relevance of think tanks and, more broadly, experts, in the public life is by no means new. Back in 2014, in a now famous article eventually turned into a book, Tom Nichols proclaimed “death of expertise” — or rather…Think Tanks7 min read
Nov 19, 2021Resilience of remittance flows to the Southern Neighbourhood countriesBy: Katarzyna W. Sidło Money transferred by migrants to families and friends back in their home countries, otherwise known as remittances, have long been perceived as one of the “most direct and well-known links between migration and development”. Indeed, beyond being an important instrument in alleviating poverty in the recipient…Remittance Flows7 min read
Jul 27, 2021Urban Farming: A Major Trend Shaping the Future of Resilient CitiesWritten by: Karolina Zubel Almost 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050 according to the United Nations (UN) World Urbanization Prospects. In fact the RUAF Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems — a consortium of experts working towards promotion of sustainable…Urban Farming6 min read
Jun 29, 2021New Evidence on Economic Gains from EU AccessionBy:Jan Hagemejer | CASE Macroeconomics and Trade Director Jan J. Michałek | Professor at the University of Warsaw More than 15 years after the first EU enlargement we take on the challenge to (re)evaluate the long-term gains of the Central and Eastern Europe economies from the EU accession. The forthcoming…Eu5 min read
Jun 2, 2021Public Finances in the EU in the Wake of Covid-19 PandemicBy Mehmet Burak Turgut The Covid-19 pandemic, which broke out in March 2020 and continued through subsequent waves in fall 2020 and spring 2021, resulted in a fallout in the global economic activity and world output contraction by 3.3% during the last year as shown by the recent IMF survey. …European Union7 min read
May 13, 2021Does Protectionism Matter in the Time of Pandemic?Abdoul Karim Zanhouo The rise of nationalism in recent years globally as well as related arrival to power of nationalist politicians in many countries are some of the factors that have contributed to resurgence of trade protectionism all over the world. This is particularly the case in the United States…Trade7 min read
Mar 31, 2021Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. Difficult Situation Made WorseKatarzyna Sidło | CASE Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department The original version of this article appeared in an e-book “Gender Gap in the Mediterranean during the Covid-19 pandemic” published by the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament. The ongoing…Middle East8 min read
Feb 26, 2021Expansionary Fiscal Policy in Times of Covid-19: a Crisis Measure or a Long-Term Shift?Machteld Bergsta | CASE Economist — A Shift in Macroeconomics? From the onset of the pandemic, there has been a widespread acceptance among economists and governments that to protect households and firms and boost demand in response to the Covid-19 crisis, governments must temporarily accept a large increase in public debt. The OECD argues that in…Fiscal Policy7 min read
Feb 1, 2021The 2021 Outlook for the CEE Economies. Will 2021 Really be Better than 2020?Mehmet Burak Turgut | CASE Senior Economist — 2020 in a Nutshell As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections show, it is expected that the global economy shrunk significantly in 2020 with an estimated 4.4% negative GDP growth rate. The EU economy was not an exception as the economic activity almost halted and the real GDP fell at…Economic Outlook7 min read