⌨️ To achieve tech sovereignty, Europe must not mimic its rivals ✂️ To cut its dependence on US and Chinese tech, Europe is copying their protectionism: raising costs, inviting retaliation and missing the real fix 📑 Read the First Glance by @digitalmario.bsky.social buff.ly/H65Zbmq

My new Bruegel paper on how to improve AI regulation in Europe

👩‍💻 Deregulating artificial intelligence will not boost EU tech markets ❗European plans to weaken AI users’ rights are unlikely to help achieve convergence in performance between the EU and US tech markets 📑 Read the First Glance by @digitalmario.bsky.social 🔗

💻️The case for a European Union digital enforcement authority🏣 The European Union's digital rulebook could be better enforced by delegating some of the European Commission's powers to an independent agency, argues @digitalmario.bsky.social 🔗Read the Policy Brief: buff.ly/5jw93UG #EconSky

Two questions are gaining traction in the EU digital policy debate: is EU tech regulation responsible for the gap between the EU and other economies? If so, should the EU take on a deregulatory agenda? @digitalmario.bsky.social lays out an economic framework www.intereconomics.eu/contents/yea...

In this @intereconomics.bsky.social paper, I share thoughts on the EU deregulatory strategy in tech. Currently there is confusion on what regulation wants to achieve: efficiency or value distribution. Without clarity, deregulation is necessarily suboptimal www.intereconomics.eu/contents/yea...

📊 Chart of the week: Career paths of highly cited researchers 👩‍🔬🧑‍🏫 This Analysis by @digitalmario.bsky.social and Nina Ruer uses data on two sample groups of researchers to highlight where the EU may practically focus its efforts to attract US talent. 🔗 buff.ly/jDTOeXs #EconSky

In this new @bruegel.bsky.social analysis, Nina Ruer and I look at US-based researchers’ educational path to speculate on relocation likelihood. We find that about 9% of top researchers and up to 19% of early-career in elite uni have education ties with Europe. www.bruegel.org/analysis/how...

In my letter to the @financialtimes.com I explain why the recent statements by FTC Andrew Ferguson are a deceptive misrepresentation of European regulation and its enforcement @bruegel.bsky.social @collegeofeurope.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9958...

the Commission published its long awaited decisions on DMA fines for Apple and Meta ec.europa.eu/commission/p... @bruegel.bsky.social my DMA fines oped www.bruegel.org/first-glance... and some quick thoughts on today's fines below:

In my last @bruegel.bsky.social column I explain why simple game theory suggests that DMA fines should go up, not down, in face of US pressure. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

In my new @bruegel.bsky.social paper, I suggest a solution to handle small companies acquisitions by big tech amending the DMA. Check the paper here 👇🏼 www.bruegel.org/policy-brief... And a 3-min video teaser here 👇🏼 youtu.be/6l-nMCFOrgw

All Europe should stand by Ukraine and its President. Now or never.

In my latest column for @bruegel.bsky.social I argue that, on tech regulation, the EU should stop apologising and go on the offensive. The case for EU regulation killing innovation (as recently put forward by the US) is weak. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

*Anecdote alert* This afternoon, with my students, we discussed the DSA. One of them said that “the DSA is ok-ish, but, TBH, if tomorrow I would wake up and all social networks had disappeared, I would think that we are in a better world”. 50% of the class sided with him. Age bracket: 23-26 yo

I am looking at this picture, and I cannot but ask: is a Commission with only White members truly representative of the EU demographics?

Glad to see BlueSky is picking up! Let me drop a question/survey: Should X be abandoned? Or better to multi-home, and still listen to what may soon become an extremist echo-chamber? Eager to hear views :-)