Meredith Crowley, Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of St John’s College and a Research Coordinator at the Janeway Institute at Cambridge, is the holder of the 2024-2025 Ganshof van der Meersch Chair at the Université libre de Bruxelles. As part of this Chair, she will give a public lecture entitled “The uncertain future of economic integration for Europe and the world” on Thursday 27 March at 6.30 pm.
Abstract
Since 2010, trade integration around the globe has stalled, with the global trade to GDP ratio hovering around 30 percent. Over the last fifteen years, the world has witnessed Britain’s exit from the EU, the US-China Trade War, and major trade sanctions against Russia. This lecture will evaluate the welfare impacts of market fragmentation due to Brexit and the US-China Trade War, drawing lessons from these events for the European market integration project. It will explore the looming challenges for European internal market integration and Europe’s integration with the world.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. This event is open to all, but please register via this page by March 23 at the latest. After that date, you can contact us at fwa.relations@ulb.be