Book COVID-19 EU Economic Architecture

Vox eBooks

Europe in the Time of Covid-19

edited byAgnès Bénassy-Quéré Beatrice Weder di Mauro

22 May 2020

There is no doubt that the Covid crisis represents a challenge for European unity and another crash test for the euro. This eBook brings together a collection of Vox columns proposing and analysing the appropriate responses to 'flatten the economic recession curve' and to safeguard the most impacted groups from the economic fallout of the health crisis.

Publication file

PDF document / 4.51 MB

Download

EU solidarity in fighting COVID-19: State of play, obstacles, citizens’ attitudes, and ways forward

Citation

Beetsma, R, B Burgoon, and A de Ruijter (2020), “EU solidarity in fighting COVID-19: State of play, obstacles, citizens’ attitudes, and ways forward“, in F Nicoli, and F Vandenbroucke (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/eu-solidarity-fighting-covid-19-state-play-obstacles-citizens-attitudes-and-ways-forward

The EU needs an independent public health authority to fight pandemics such as the COVID-19 crises

Joan Costa-Font

Citation

Costa-Font, J (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/eu-needs-independent-public-health-authority-fight-pandemics-such-covid-19-crises

Corporate debt burdens threaten economic recovery after COVID-19: Planning for debt restructuring should start now

Citation

Becker, B, U Hege and P Mella-Barral (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/corporate-debt-burdens-threaten-economic-recovery-after-covid-19-planning-debt

Coronavirus and financial stability 3.0: Try equity – risk sharing for companies, large and small

Citation

Boot, A, E Carletti, and H Kotz (2020), “Coronavirus and financial stability 3.0: Try equity – risk sharing for companies, large and small“, in J Krahnen, L Pelizzon and M Subrahmanyam (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/coronavirus-and-financial-stability-30-try-equity-risk-sharing-companies-large-and-small

Corona and Financial Stability 4.0: Implementing a European Pandemic Equity Fund

Citation

Boot, A, E Carletti, and H Kotz (2020), “Corona and Financial Stability 4.0: Implementing a European Pandemic Equity Fund“, in J Krahnen, L Pelizzon and M Subrahmanyam (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/corona-and-financial-stability-40-implementing-european-pandemic-equity-fund

The European Commission’s SURE initiative and euro area unemployment re-insurance

Citation

Andor, L, R Beetsma, and B Burgoon (2020), “The European Commission’s SURE initiative and euro area unemployment re-insurance“, in G Fischer, T Kuhn, C Luigjes, F Nicoli and F Vandenbroucke (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/european-commissions-sure-initiative-and-euro-area-unemployment-re-insurance

Immigrant key workers in Europe: The COVID-19 response that comes from abroad

Francesco Fasani

Citation

Fasani, F (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/immigrant-key-workers-europe-covid-19-response-comes-abroad

EU state aid policies in the time of COVID-19

Citation

Motta, M and M Peitz (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/eu-state-aid-policies-time-covid-19

The EU recovery fund: An opportunity for change

Citation

Motta, M and M Peitz (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/eu-recovery-fund-opportunity-change

Green bridges: Reconnecting Europe to avoid economic disaster

Citation

Oliu-Barton, M and B Pradelski (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/green-bridges-reconnecting-europe-avoid-economic-disaster

Citation

Perotti, E (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/coronavirus-shock-financial-stability

IFRS 9 and COVID-19: Delay and freeze the transitional arrangements clock

Citation

Abad, J and J Suarez (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/ifrs-9-and-covid-19-delay-and-freeze-transitional-arrangements-clock

Unintended effects of loan guarantees during the Covid-19 crisis

Citation

Gobbi, G, F Palazzo and A Segura (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/unintended-effects-loan-guarantees-during-covid-19-crisis

COVID-19: Europe needs a catastrophe relief plan

Citation

Bénassy-Quéré, A, R Marimon, and J Pisani-Ferry (2020), “COVID-19: Europe needs a catastrophe relief plan“, in L Reichlin, D Schoenmaker and B Weder di Mauro (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/covid-19-europe-needs-catastrophe-relief-plan

A progressive European wealth tax to fund the European COVID response

Citation

Landais, C, E Saez and G Zucman (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/progressive-european-wealth-tax-fund-european-covid-response

EU solidarity in exceptional times: Corona transfers instead of Coronabonds

Daniel Gros

Citation

Gros, D (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/eu-solidarity-exceptional-times-corona-transfers-instead-coronabonds

Coronataxes as a solution

Timo Löyttyniemi

Citation

Löyttyniemi, T (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/coronataxes-solution

A proposal for a Covid Credit Line

Citation

Bénassy-Quéré, A, A Boot, and A Fatas (2020), “A proposal for a Covid Credit Line“, in M Fratzscher, C Fuest, F Giavazzi, R Marimon, p Martin, J Pisani-Ferry, L Reichlin, P Teles and B Weder di Mauro (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/proposal-covid-credit-line

The ESM can finance the COVID fight now

Citation

Erce, A, A Garcia Pascual and R Marimon (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/esm-can-finance-covid-fight-now

Maturity, seniority and size: Make sure the ESM’s pandemic crisis support is fit for purpose!

Citation

Corsetti, G and A Erce (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/maturity-seniority-and-size-make-sure-esms-pandemic-crisis-support-fit-purpose

COVID-19: A euro area safe asset and fiscal capacity are needed now

Citation

Codogno, L and P van den Noord (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/covid-19-euro-area-safe-asset-and-fiscal-capacity-are-needed-now

COVID-19: A euro area safe asset and fiscal capacity are needed now

Citation

Codogno, L and P van den Noord (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/covid-19-euro-area-safe-asset-and-fiscal-capacity-are-needed-now-0

Corona bonds – great idea but complicated in reality

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Citation

Bini Smaghi, L (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/corona-bonds-great-idea-complicated-reality

ESM loans or Coronabonds: A legal analysis from the German perspective

Julian Pröbstl

Citation

Pröbstl, J (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/esm-loans-or-coronabonds-legal-analysis-german-perspective

Sharing the fiscal burden of the crisis: A Pandemic Solidarity Instrument for the EU

Citation

Grund, S, L Guttenberg and C Odendahl (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/sharing-fiscal-burden-crisis-pandemic-solidarity-instrument-eu

COVID-19 economic crisis: Europe needs more than one instrument

Citation

Bénassy-Quéré, A, G Corsetti, and A Fatas (2020), “COVID-19 economic crisis: Europe needs more than one instrument“, in G Felbermayr, M Fratzscher, C Fuest, F Giavazzi, R Marimon, p Martin, J Pisani-Ferry, L Reichlin, H Rey, M Schularick, J Südekum, P Teles, N Véron and B Weder di Mauro (eds), Europe in the Time of Covid-19, CEPR Press, London.https://cepr.org/chapters/covid-19-economic-crisis-europe-needs-more-one-instrument