The impact of China’s industrial rise on the euro area
Alessandra Amicucci, Nicolò Gnocato, Vanessa Gunnella, Clara Lindemann, Alfonso Merendino and Carlos Montes-GaldónPublished as part of the ECB Economic Bulletin, Issue 3/2026. The expanding presence of Chinese firms poses significant competitiveness challenges for the euro area that are increasingly visible in its economic performance, both domestically and abroad. Euro area producers have been losing market shares […]
The Origins of Government and the State
Leander Heldring Annual Review Economics. 17:77-97. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-081224-064327 In recent years, a vibrant literature has emerged that studies the first states in history, both as substantive topic of interest and as an important input into understanding modern government. This survey article presents, structures, and discusses recent advances in the theoretical and empirical study in the economics of […]