📈Rising #BondYields are a warning shot for 🇪🇺. #PublicDebt interest rates are squeezing fiscal space and raising chances of fiscal crisis. What must be done? ➡️Multi-year fiscal consolidation ➡️Growth-enhancing reforms 🔗 More in our latest Opinion: ifo.de/en/econpol/opinion/20…

✅Firms favor #green investments at €90–100/tCO₂. ❌Uncertainty offsets the effect of a large price increase. ➡️Implications for 🇪🇺#ETS reform: Credible, predictable #ClimatePolicy matters as much as CO₂ prices. 👉Read the report: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… #ClimateMitigation

📉Economic #uncertainty comes at a real cost. According to experts, EU GDP growth will be 0.8 pp lower (1.6%) over the next 5 years due to it. Main vulnerabilities: #fiscal space, #institutional frameworks, & #trade concentration. 👉New Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio…

By 2050, nearly 1 in 3 Europeans will be 65+. What does that mean for: – fiscal sustainability of pension systems? – inequalities & gender gaps? – democracy & foreign relations? Read the new issue of EconPol Forum to find out: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… #aging #pensions #demography

Can we trust the #Research behind #PublicPolicy? ➡ #DataEditors and #DataSharing Policies are critical to ensuring reproducible and robust evidence. 📘EconPol Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… More insights: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… #OpenScience #OpenData

Energy crisis relief measures in #Europe may undermine the EU’s #GreenTransition & long-term #EnergySecurity 📘New EconPol Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… More insights: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… #ClimatePolicy #GreenTransition #StraitofHormuz #EnergyTransition #TaxPolicy

How to turn crisis into opportunity? 🧑‍🏭The #FutureOfWork in #Europe & lessons from the past ⛽️The unintended consequences of curbing fossil fuel prices ...and more insights in our latest EconPol newsletter 👉go.news.ifo.de/display.php?L… #EnergySecurity #AI #Reskilling #Demographics

Can #Europe harness #ArtificialIntelligence as a growth engine while mitigating its associated risks? 📢New #EconPol Forum on AI's implications for work, firms & trade 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… More on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/econpol-e…

📈The #fuelpricehike due to the blockade of #Hormuz could reignite #inflation—and with it, fiscal drag. 🔜New #Forum out soon: Can Europe reap the productivity and growth dividend of AI? 📨These and other topics in our new Newsletter: go.news.ifo.de/display.php?L…

US tariffs are hitting #EU manufacturing hard, but there's a powerful counterstrategy: #FTAs with 7 key global partners (including #Mercosur, 🇮🇳, and 🇦🇺) can boost EU exports by 3.4%—more than offsetting US tariff losses. 📗Read our new Policy Report: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio…

Inflation doesn’t just raise prices — it can raise taxes. In #Europe, the 2019–23 #inflation surge caused #FiscalDrag in 8 countries: 🇨🇾🇪🇸🇲🇹🇮🇹🇪🇪🇳🇱🇧🇪🇭🇺 ➡️ increasing effective tax rates by ~1pp & ➡️ tax revenues by ~0.5% of GDP 📘EconPol Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio…

🚢Hormuz Disruptions: Risk to European #EnergySecurity & Global Price Stability New EconPol Policy Brief on the #EU & Germany’s exposure & geoeconomic consequences of a blockade by @LisandraFlach & Philip Bodenschatz #StraitOfHormuz #Europe #Iran 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio…

#Europe is losing ground in #Semiconductor #Innovation – harnessing untapped potential through R&D partnerships with #Asia could be key 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… @ifo_Institut @CESifoNetwork

🇪🇺Diversifying R&D partnerships is crucial for #Europe to access key technologies and achieve technological #sovereignty. Oliver Falck will discuss this tomorrow at our #MSC2026 side event. 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… @MunSecConf

Advanced R&D is the top priority of European industrial policy 👉@FuestClemens will discuss how #Europe can leverage its real comparative strengths in driving #Tech #Innovation @MunSecConf 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/event/2026…

🎤Introducing Prof. Svenja Falk: Europe's fragmentation is a key challenge to its technological sovereignty Prof. Falk @Accenture joins EconPol Europe's panel on industrial policy & tech disruption @MunSecConf 👉Event: ifo.de/en/econpol/event/2026… 👉Article: ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio…

🚨EconPol Newsletter ➡️How does the #USPolicy shift reshape #EU #trade & profit shifting? Why does #SocialMedia regulation need care? ➡️Previews: implications of the #USNationalSecurityStrategy; role of #IndustrialPolicy in tech leadership. 👉go.news.ifo.de/display.php?L…

📉Trade Uncertainty Threatens EU Prosperity: Economic Experts predict slower #Growth , lower #Investment & uneven effects of #Tariffs. Predictable #trade rules are crucial! 👉Read the Policy Brief: ifo.de/en/econpol/press-rele…

Social media activism can stimulate democratic debate, but lasting impact remains rare 🪧New EconPol Forum article on the impact of #SocialMedia on protest culture & #Democracy 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio…

Europe needs less red tape to stay competitive – but social media requires careful regulation, such as under the #EU’s Digital Services Act. 📱New #EconPol Forum on #SocialMedia & #DigitalGovernance challenges 👉ifo.de/en/econpol/publicatio… More on LinkedIn: bit.ly/43betjg