Prices in a time of corona: the law and economics of price-gouging

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted widespread calls for stricter regulation of price gouging across the European Union. Whilst the calls come from a good …

The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment is oversold

After almost seven years of discussions and negotiations, it was announced on December 30, 2020, that the EU and China concluded in principle the …

Is the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment a diplomatic loss for the EU?

In December 2020, negotiations were concluded for the highly anticipated EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). Economically, the objectives and achievements of the CAI …

Should classical liberals encourage secession?

Europe is a continent of small and medium-sized nations, and many citizens in these nations wish to form even smaller ones. Should free-market liberals …

Enough of the “coronfirmation bias”

Last spring, my colleague Chris Snowdon compiled an amusing Twitter thread highlighting examples of commentators and activists who were using the pandemic as a new excuse …

EPICENTER research used in El Mundo

Public debt could soar to as much as 126% of GDP should Catalonia leave the EU and Spain. Research conducted by Civismo & EPICENTER …