>> Download the eBook in PDF The second progress report of the ‘Transformation of Global Governance’ project has been published in September 2021. As the project nears its completion, this book collects the main take-aways of the 9 + 1 seminars that were organised in the context of the project and that represent its backbone. […]
Asymmetries in the global economy arising from economic concentration, global value chains, financial centres, digital networks and the enduring supremacy of the dominant currency are becoming harder to ignore. In this essay, Jean Pisani-Ferry addresses an old question that international relations scholars view as fundamental, but which economists regard as secondary: that of asymmetries in […]
In the Publication section, you will now find a series of reflections on the global collective action (on Japan Spotlight and Project Syndicate), on international governance in confronting the COVID19 pandemic and on the prospective for the US economy in the wake of the Presidential elections. The full texts can be accessed here: Global […]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns had a major impact throughout the world, affecting our economies and societies, resulting ultimately in a novel scenario for all actors. The following papers, published over the course of the last hectic months, discuss the economic and policy responses to the crisis and outline a few suggestions for […]
On 4 February 2020, Jean Pisani-Ferry and George Papaconstantinou spoke at Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the ‘Chief Economist Talks’ series, hosted by OECD Chief Economist Laurence Boone. The professors gave a presentation on the topic of “New World, New Rules: The Transformation of Global Governance”, which draws on the results of […]
On September 11th, 2019, Jean Pisani-Ferry published a new policy brief at Bruegel, based on the preliminary results of the Transformation of Global Governance project, recently published in the conclusions of the eBook ‘Global Governance: Demise or Transformation? Progress report on the Transformation of Global Governance Project 2018-2019‘, edited by George Papaconstantinou and Jean Pisani-Ferry. […]
Jean Pisani-Ferry reflects on the dispute between Macron and Bolsonaro, which highlights the tension between two big recent trends: the increasing need for global collective action and the growing demand for national sovereignty. Further clashes between these two forces are inevitable, and whether or not they can be reconciled will determine the fate of our […]
The eBook ‘Global Governance: Demise or Transformation? Progress report on the Transformation of Global Governance Project 2018-2019‘, edited by George Papaconstantinou and Jean Pisani-Ferry, has been published on 30 August 2019. This book presents the seminar insights and minutes of the topical seminars held between Spring 2018 and Summer 2019 in the framework of the […]
The threats to the European Union’s economic sovereignty Jean Pisani-Ferry and Guntram Wolff published in July 2019 a memo to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. In the document, the authors describe the current context and the increasing interlinkages between economics and power politics and the role to play […]
It is important, as part of an effort to evaluate impediments and incentives to global collective action, to assess the degree of concentration that characterises key international cooperation fields. In this note, Jean Pisani-Ferry (Bruegel and EUI) and Jan Mazza (Bruegel) provide such an assessment for eight fields corresponding to major channels of interdependence. Published […]