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February 5, 2015
Paolo Canofari, "Quantitative Easing e prospettive europe"

La BCE ha annunciato l'acquisto di titoli governativi emessi da paesi appartenenti all'unione monetaria (il cosiddetto Quantitative Easing). Si tratta di una misura rilevante dal punto di vista quantitativo che ha comportato come effetto un notevole...
February 3, 2015
Francesco Papadia, "The day after QE"

*** This post was originally published on Money matters? Perspectives on Monetary Policy , a blog by Francesco Papadia, on 26th of January 2015 In a previous post, published on Tuesday the 20th [i] we addressed two issues:
February 3, 2015
Editorial - IAI - G. Tosato: How to Pursue a More Efficient and Legitimate European Economic Governance

February 3, 2016 – Istituto Affari Internationali (IAI) published a working paper by SEP Senior Fellow Gian Luigi Tosato, in which he discusses ways to improve productivity, job creation, and social fairness in the European Monetary
January 29, 2015
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, "My take on EQE (Eurozone QE)"

The implementation of QE by the European central bank may be more effective than what many observers have suggested. There are however still some uncertainties and some potential contradictions with other instruments, in particular the OMT. Many observers...
January 29, 2015
Restarting long term financing in Europe

On Thursday, January 29th, the BAFFI CAREFIN Centre for Applied Research on International Markets, Banking, Finance and Regulation (Università Bocconi) the Green Paper “Restarting European Long-Term Investment Finance” (RELTIF), produced by CEPR...
January 23, 2015
Carlo Bastasin, "Quel bivio tra euforia e depressione nera"

Sotto una pressione politica e mediatica priva di precedenti, Mario Draghi è riuscito a far approvare a larga maggioranza dal consiglio della Bce un'operazione di allentamento monetario di dimensioni almeno doppie rispetto alle attese.
January 22, 2015
Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 22 January 2015 "Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year. I would also like to take this...
January 22, 2015
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, "What the history of the Bundesbank might teach the ECB"

"This blog was originally published by the Financial Times"
January 14, 2015
Stability and Growth Pact: Commission issues guidance to encourage structural reforms and investment

Strasbourg, 13 January 2015 The European Commission has presented today detailed new guidance on how it will apply the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact to strengthen the link between structural reforms, investment and fiscal...