EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance
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Solving the EU’s Amazon Paradox
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Digital Trade Estimates Project EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyHere’s a question for you. I recently attended a seminar about Europe’s digital future where I was asked: “How come we have the Amazon Paradox...
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European Elections or: “How to Learn to Stop Worrying and Be Positive About Trade in the Future”
With the elections for the European Parliament, multiple promises are made as politicians compete to gain voters and influence future policies. One...
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Risks to the EU from a US-China Trade Agreement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Sherman KatzAfter the United States imposed $250billion of tariffs on Chinese goods based on its determination, under U.S. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...
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Why Competition Matters?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea, Senior Economist at ECIPE, explains how good regulations and healthy industry policy can increase Europe's competitiveness. Together...
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Plucking the Digital Goose
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing This pearl of wisdom came from...
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Standing up for Competition
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Oscar GuineaPicture the 100 meters final in the Olympic Games. 30 meters before the end, Usain Bolt starts to slow down. With five meters to go, all the runners...
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What Does the Future Hold for US Trade Policy?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Alice PoidevinLast year was a difficult year for free trade and the international rules-based system. No doubt the US played an important role in this: It...
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Lessons from Uber for the Taxi Industry
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Jimmyn ParcOnce again taxi drivers have blocked the streets in a major European city as part of a protest against the ride-sharing service Uber. The latest...
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Online Platform Restrictions and Small Firm Exports
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityStricter rules on online platforms restrain potential trade, especially for smaller businesses. This is because online platforms facilitate export...
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As Asia Tightens Up on Data Regulation, the EU GDPR Leaves Its Footprint
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and OceaniaBy: Guest AuthorBy Tim Yu, a cybersecurity and technology policy analyst based in Hong Kong Over recent years, there has been a concerted effort from Asian...
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Cultural Exception vs. Cultural Openness: Back To Seoul, BTS!
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Korea ProjectBy: Jimmyn ParcIn general, it is easy to agree with the concept of cultural exception that France has for many years evoked. Such an approach is based on the idea...
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The Free Flow of Non-Personal Data
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Five Freedoms ProjectEarlier this month MEPs voted to support the final text on the free flow of non-personal data across the European Union (EU). A vast majority of the...