This independent report – with the wealth and breadth of knowledge it puts forward and the quality of the analysis it presents – gives us a research-based perspective on the post-2015 challenges we face.

The objective of this study is to contribute to an ongoing background analysis, building on work already carried out within and outside of the European Commission with respect to engagement in the garment sector to support sustainability in the garment industry. The analysis will essentially...

The European Commission (EC) Delegation in Sri Lanka has commissioned the Dialogue Consortium to carry out a mid-term evaluation (MTE) of its Micro-Projects programme carried out under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR). The MTE was carried out in October 2008 and...

The first official data releases of quarterly real GDP for the euro area are published about eight weeks after the end of the reference quarters. Meanwhile, ongoing economic developments must be assessed from various, more readily available, monthly indicators. We examine in the context of...

This paper analyses the information content of M1 for euro area real GDP since the beginning of the 1980s and reviews theoretical arguments on why real narrow money should help predict real GDP. We find that, unlike in the U.S., in the euro area, M1 has better and more robust forecasting...