EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance
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Solar Panels, Telecommunication Equipment – and the “Modernisation” of EU Trade Defence Policy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonCan trade defence instruments like anti-dumping and anti-subsidy/countervailing duties be smartly used to counter government subsidies distorting the...
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SERIOUS CHINA: The Rise of China and EU Implications
In a new paper – based on a talk at an ECIPE conference – Ambassador Frank Lavin, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, argues that China now...
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Can Europe Overcome its Conservatism? – Future of Europe from a Japanese Perspective
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceThe agenda of the recent European Summit shows that the discussion is no longer dedicated entirely to the Euro crisis, and the efforts to stabilise...
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EU Policies on Online Entrepreneurship: Conversations with U.S. Venture Capitalists
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaBy: Fredrik ErixonThis paper examines the role of policy for creating an attractive atmosphere for venture capital investments in online start-ups and...
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Money Mischief in the Eurozone: Reforming the European Monetary Union
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonThe European Central Bank has been a source of monetary disorder in the Eurozone. It was complicit in creating a huge asset bubble and growing...
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One Year After the Foul Expropriation of YPF: Argentina’s Road to Ruin
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Latin AmericaBy: Fredrik ErixonIt is one year ago since the Argentinian President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, introduced the bill that allowed the government to expropriate...
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On Camels and the Making of EU Biofuels Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonA camel, it is said, is a horse designed by a committee. It is certainly tempting to draw a parallel to the European Union’s biofuels policy and...
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Openness in Public Procurement Markets: Time for a Reality Check
The European Parliament hearings on the Commission’s proposal for a “Regulation establishing rules on the access of third countries’ goods and...
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A Fibre-Rich Diet for Europe: Is the EU’s Next Generation Access Strategy Compromising on Competition?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyGiven the unsatisfactory deployment of fibre based Next Generation Access (NGAs) networks in the EU, the European Commission proposes in a draft...
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Life Beyond Reciprocity: Why Competition in Public Procurement is in the EU’s Own Interest
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn the name of reciprocity, the European Commission is crusading against barriers that hinder European companies from competing for public contracts...
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A EU-Taiwan Trade Accord from EU Member States Perspective: Rebalancing regional trade
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityFollowing an FTA with Korea, the EU now takes up the ambitious task of negotiating an FTA with Japan. Inarguably, ‘big’ FTAs are the way forward...
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Back to Basics: Economic Reforms and EU-China Relations
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonWhat will happen to trade relations between China and the European Union (EU) in the next few years? China’s rise to preeminence in world trade...