The UK’s EU Referendum: the 1975 Precedent and Today’s Vote (Bruegel Policy Contribution)
I’m publishing today a new Policy Contribution for Bruegel, on the forthcoming vote about the UK’s EU membership.
Beyond deus ex machina: Rethinking the EMS creation, 1974-1979
The traditional story of European monetary cooperation in the 1970s following the abandonment of the Werner Plan in 1974, most often told …
Don’t Blame the Euro: Historical Reflections on the Roots of the Eurozone Crisis
The article argues that many of the issues that are causing trouble in the eurozone today had long been debated, but not solved, prior to the beginning of the so-called euro crisis.
The past and future of the EU: an interview with EurActiv
I talked to EurActiv Slovakia’s Chief Editor, Zuzana Gabrizova, on Monday 7 April.
An exercise in text mining and distant reading: Helmut Schmidt’s visit to the Bundesbank in 1978
A visit of a German chancellor to the Bundesbank was unusual enough to be carefully recorded. The transcription of the discussion has now been declassified, which gave me the opportunity to try a detailed text analysis of the record.
Online digital sources in international economic history: a frustrated view
The post that follows is only a snapshot of some reflections I presented at the last conference Digital Humanities Luxembourg (DHLU) on 5 December 2013. I picked up a couple of examples to illustrate my personal research experience and hopefully convey my strand of thought on the use of digital sources in international economic history – a frustrated experience, but clearly not depressed!