Apple’s exclusionary app store scheme: An existential moment for the Digital Markets Act
Article 6(4) of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which comes into full force in the European Union on 7 March, requires Apple to permit third-party
Vulnerabilities of the labour market: A new survey-based measure of labour hoarding in the EU
Throughout 2022 and 2023, the EU labour market showed a high degree of resilience in the face of weak growth, which is partly explained by
Financial crises and tax havens
Much of the current research on offshore financial centres has focused on the roles of tax havens in advanced economies, and less is known about
Oil edges up after OPEC+ extends output cuts through second quarter
Oil prices ticked up slightly on Monday following the widely expected extension of voluntary output cuts by the OPEC+ producer group on Sunday. Brent futures
Higher interest rates drag Swiss National Bank to $3.6 billion loss
The Swiss National Bank on Monday posted an annual loss of 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion) for 2023, as a switch to positive interest rates
Inflation expectations: Making all the information count
Surveys find heterogeneity among individuals’ expectations. This heterogeneity, when explicitly accounted for, modifies standard models of inflation dynamics. This column proposes a novel way of
Health insurance expansion reduced height inequality in Europe
The third UN Millennium Development Goal seeks to ensure a healthy life “for all”. Using height inequality as an indicator, this column shows that the
A proposal to refocus the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on preventing carbon leakage
Negotiations over phasing out fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit highlighted how difficult it is for the international community to coordinate climate policies. This
A framework for geoeconomics
Discussion of ‘geoeconomics’ – countries using their economic strength to achieve geopolitical goals – has increased rapidly following the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia.
OpenAI to name new board members within a month, Washington Post reports
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is planning to appoint several new board members within the next month, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with
