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<p>In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie speaks with Klaas Knot, former governor of the Dutch central bank, and Bruegel Director Jeromin Zettelmeyer about the big issues facing the European economy. Will euro area inflation rise in response to energy price shocks from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran? How quickly can monetary policy respond when trouble emerges? How is the Dutch economy doing compared to the rest of Europe? The European Commission is meanwhile proposing an Industrial Accelerator Act to protect EU manufacturing from the onslaught of Chinese export – how does it stack up against the status quo? This episode features insights from two of Europe’s top economists on the major challenges of 2026 and the role of the European Central Bank in keeping the euro economy together. </p><p><strong>Relavant research:</strong></p></div><ul>
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<a href="https://mathieusegers.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Tweede-Mathieu-Segers-Lezing-door-Klaas-Knot-090226.pdf">Mathieu Segers Lecture 2026</a> with Klaas Knot (in Dutch)</li>
<li>McWilliams, B., S. Tagliapietra and J. Zettelmeyer (2025) ‘<a href="https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/reconciling-european-unions-clean-industrialisation-goals-those-global-south">Reconciling the European Union’s clean industrialisation goals with those of the Global South</a>’, Policy Brief 18/2025, Bruegel</li>
<li>Gensler, G, S Johnson, U Panizza and B Weder di Mauro (eds) (2025), ‘<a href="https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/economic-consequences-second-trump-administration-preliminary">The Economic Consequences of The Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment</a>‘, CEPR Press, Paris & London. </li>
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