Oscar Guinea
Oscar is the author of several studies in the fields of international trade, digital markets, industrial policy, civil justice, healthcare, and relationships between the EU and Latin American. He contributes regularly to debates on EU trade and technology policy through newspaper articles and public seminars. Oscar also writes a regular column for El País, where he covers EU trade and economic policy.
Oscar joined ECIPE in 2018, having previously worked as an Economic Adviser to the Scottish Government in the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser. Before that, he served as a national expert on energy policy at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER). He has experience in evaluating regulation both as a government economist and as a private consultant.
He holds an MA in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe and an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Sussex. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and studied abroad at the University of Chile and the University of Macedonia.
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The Rise of Collective Actions and the Risk to Portugal’s Economy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceOver the past decade, Portugal has systematically transformed its economy, moving away from traditional sectors to build a tech-intensive knowledge economy. This deliberate strategy relies on...
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The Copyright Trap
The current debate on EU copyright law and AI training must move beyond the creative sector to include the wider European economy. While the rights of creators are legitimate and must be protected,...
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The Economic Burden of the Revised Product Liability Directive on EU and Non-EU Countries
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyAny manufacturer or innovator – whether headquartered in Munich, San Francisco, Zurich, or Mumbai – that places a product on the European market will soon face a spike in liability risk under the...
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A Tale of Three Industries: The Rise, Decline and Rise Again of the Swedish Life Sciences Sector
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIn this report we show that the Swedish life sciences sector has changed remarkably in the past 30 years and that is yet again positioned for rapid growth. We identify three distinct phases of the...
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Cutting the Red Tape
ECIPE study ''Rules Without End: EU’s Reluctance to Let Go of Regulation'' referenced in FEE...
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France opposes ‘anglicisation’ of EU trade talks
By: Oscar GuineaECIPE study, "Time is Money: The Cost of Delaying the Ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement," referenced in FT's article on EU...
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EU, Australia seal trade and defense deal after years of false starts
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea comments in CourtHouse News Service the conclusion of the EU-Australia...
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Bruselas aplicará el acuerdo comercial con Mercosur de forma provisional al considerarlo una necesidad “estratégica” de la UE
(Behind paywall in Spanish) ECIPE study on the cost of the delayed ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade deal quoted in El...
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Europe’s Copyright Trap Stalls AI Ambitions
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea writes for CEPA Bandwidth about how EU copyright rules and data access restrictions affect artificial intelligence development and Europe’s...
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Cualquier tiempo pasado no siempre fue mejor
By: Oscar Guinea(Behind paywall in Spanish) Oscar Guinea writes an opinion piece in El País on what's wrong with the EU's Industrial Accelerator...
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Europe’s competitiveness problem is a technology problem
Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea write for Encompass on how Europe's competitiveness suffers from underinvestment in technology and restrictive digital regulations, not industry decline, and how it...
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Has the European Union fulfilled its commitment to reject trade with Russia?
Oscar Guinea and Vanika Sharma write an opinion piece at Agenda Pública about EU-Russia trade relations since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In...
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The EU’s Productivity Performance: Falling Behind the Curve
Fredrik Erixon, Oscar Guinea and Oscar du Roy write an article for the EconPol Forum 03/2024 Journal from CESifo based on their study "Keeping Up with the US: Why Europe’s Productivity Is Falling...
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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Its Border Effects: How Can Europe Become a Better Neighbour?
First paper crafted in collaboration with Bertelsmann Stiftung focusing on...
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Open Strategic Autonomy: new tools for a geopolitical world
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea writes a chapter on the latest issue of "Información Comercial Española" published by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and...
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Exporting Distortions: Chinese Industrial Policy and the European Response
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea writes a chapter on China industrial policy and the European response on CIDOB's monography China's geoeconomic strategy and its implications for...
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Waiting for Draghi – Defining Europe’s Productivity Problem
By: Oscar GuineaPresentation by Oscar Guinea in the 20 June, 2024, ECIPE...
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Strategic Autonomy and the Competitiveness of Europe’s Innovative Pharmaceutical Sector: A Wake-up Call
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea presents at the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs...
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In Support of Market Driven Standards
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea presents his research on the EU New Standardisation Strategy at...
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EU Trade Dependencies
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea presents his research on EU trade dependencies to the European Chemical Industry...