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The European Green Deal after Corona Implications for EU climate policy

Dr. Cinzia Alcidi is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels, where she is also head of the Economic Policy Unit and the Jobs and Skills Unit. From 2020 to 2023 she was Director of Research.

A macroeconomist by training, over the last 15 years, Cinzia provided evidence-based policy analysis to EU institutions and national governments by completing research projects in the field of economic policy analysis and policy evaluation, related to labour markets, macroeconomics and financial services. Her main research interests are EU economic policy, public finances and economic governance as well as macroeconomics and labour economics.

She is currently guest lecturer at the University of Ghent (BE) and Member of the Joint Board of Studies of the “Economics of Globalisation and European Integration (EGEI)” Erasmus Mundus Master Degree. She is member of the editorial Board of Intereconomics , and Editor of Applied Economics Quarterly .

Dr. Alcidi holds a Ph.D. degree in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (Switzerland). She also holds a Doctorate in Statistical and Mathematical Methods applied to Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Perugia (Italy).

Geo-economics and the risk of fragmentation

Part 1: Assessing implementation and implications

Lingering uncertainty and the return of inflation

Recommendations for an effective EU agenda

Household savings and consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected EU countries

Assessment of the convergence path and COVID-19 implications

The EU's response to Russia's war in Ukraine

Rise and fall after the COVID-19 outbreak

Towards a Resilient and Sustainable Post-Pandemic RecoveryWorking Group Report of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe Task Force

The impact on EU banks and the real economy across scenarios

Increasing uncertainty in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Resilience in the face of unexpected challenges

State of Play and their potential impact on the Financial Implementation of the Funds

Risk sharing, consumption smoothing and fiscal policy

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The EU fiscal response to the pandemic has been significant. In the run-up to the negotiations on the next MFF,…

The EU-funded EUSOCIALCIT project reviews policies to boost European social citizenship. It develops a resource-based, multi-level concept of social rights…

This project presents the analysis of the main trends and developments in global and EU capital movements observed until 2019…

The objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion. The…

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been deep and wide. In spite of unprecedented efforts to understand the COVID-19…

‘BFORE: Bargaining for Equality - Strengthening collective bargaining systems to ensure fair wages and address income inequality in Europe’ is…

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GI-NI aims to contribute to an inclusive Europe of shared prosperity, by providing a better understanding of the changes and…

The overarching objectives of this study are to both quantitatively estimate the impact of the digital transformation on employment, earnings,…

VIRAGE aims to study how industrial relations and social dialogue can shape progress towards the achievement of gender equality in…

The overarching purpose of this study is to investigate developments in upward convergence, between EU Member States and regions, for…

The purpose of this grant is to make the CEPS Ideas Lab a more diverse endeavour. In order to reach…

The scope of this evaluation is to assess to what extent: 1) The objectives of the economic adjustment programmes and…

RRRG is a research project backed by a high level group of experts (EU institutions, national governments and academics). It…

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The current European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE) can soon look back at 13 years of excellent advice…

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DG FISMA has commissioned a consortium led by the CEPS to conduct a Feasibility study on the creation of a…

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The purpose of the study is to assess how national options and discretions under the DGSD are implemented in practice,…

This study consists of a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the application of the super simplified reporting regime for micro…

The purpose of this grant (ENGAGE project II) is to continue facilitating the participation of representatives from NGOs, Civil Society…

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The IPEPS project aims at complementing degree-level programmes led by Universities by enriching the background knowledge that students acquire in…

The purpose of this grant was to facilitate the participation of representatives from NGOs, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and think…

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This is a summary of the expert conference held by CEPS and the Aspen Institute Central Europe on 6 November…

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