Palma Polyak

Senior Researcher @MPIfG_Cologne in Int'l Political Economy | Fmr @Europarl_EN @scuolanormale @CEUpolsci | Global imbalances | Usual disclaimers

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

Keen to localize production & reduce dependence from China, Europe’s EV industry is becoming increasingly exposed to a local autocrat. I wrote about Viktor Orban’s startling bid to make Hungary a “battery superpower”

Just out in @phenomenalworld
https://t.co/GJuDPqeuSF

[Gergő Motyovszki @motyo6]

🚨New Discussion Paper🚨 about the macroeconomic consequences of US tariff hikes, based on quantitative simulations by the European Commission's multi-region New Keynesian DSGE model, QUEST. Thread 👇1/12
https://t.co/RgoYWFstLU

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

Striking data from @Bloomberg — that dense cluster of large grey circles in Hungary highlights Europe’s growing dependence on batteries produced by Chinese firms in an autocratic member state.

EU strategic autonomy? Not quite.

https://t.co/ex10fHXv2p

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

Striking data from @Bloomberg — that dense cluster of large grey circles in Hungary highlights Europe’s growing dependence on batteries produced by Chinese firms in an autocratic member state.

EU strategic autonomy? Not quite.

https://t.co/ex10fHXv2p

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

Keen to localize production & reduce dependence from China, Europe’s EV industry is becoming increasingly exposed to a local autocrat. I wrote about Viktor Orban’s startling bid to make Hungary a “battery superpower”

Just out in @phenomenalworld
https://t.co/GJuDPqeuSF

[Katalin Cseh @katka_cseh]

Today, I swore in as Member of Parliament. I pledge to amplify the voices of all those who are overlooked and oppressed by Orban’s regime. As a liberal woman, this space feels like another planet — but the more they try to silence us, the louder we will become.

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

My postmortem on the Ampel🚦goverment — toppled by the debt brake, the German economy’s suicide pact

Have a read👇
https://t.co/UHmMkXx9p4

@RevDem2020

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

I demand more respect for the schwäbische Hausfrau ☺️

https://t.co/aKGvJncfvz...

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

My postmortem on the Ampel🚦goverment — toppled by the debt brake, the German economy’s suicide pact

Have a read👇
https://t.co/UHmMkXx9p4

@RevDem2020

[Review of Democracy @RevDem2020]

✍️ “The collapse of Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition wasn’t just a matter of personal differences—it resulted from a fiscal orthodoxy that has shackled Germany’s economy for over a decade,” @palmapolyak writes in her op-ed. 🇩🇪

🧑‍💻 Read it now:
👉 https://t.co/kb0xCv6Q6m

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

The Economist, on German "fears of deindustrialisation" --

Frankly the decline in industrial production in Germany appears to predate both the pandemic and the (very real) natural gas shock of 2022 ...

1/3

https://t.co/rtx8qP7rDf

[Anna Zech @AnnaSophieZech]

Check out this website that my dear friend and colleague @leek_lauren set up together with @simeonbischl ! Central banks produce a lot of textual output these days but it's often overwhelming. The data dashboards on offer here are neat and accessible.

[Robert Colvile @rcolvile]

Your latest reminder that voters really ****ing hate inflation.

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

The Iowa Selzer poll is probably a bit of an outlier (time will tell), but Iowa -- with its peerless bean and corn land -- does have reason to worry about a new trade war with China.

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[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

Give him a contract you fools

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

The draft on the EU’s EV battery policy is available on my website— comments very welcome!

https://t.co/d4nIMxJZy3

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

So thrilled to be a part of this fantastic conference!

🎥 Check out all the terrific talks, available here ▶️ https://t.co/BdcYn9Cx51

[Kate McNamara @ProfKMcNamara]

Brilliant work on the inconvenient political & environmental truths around Hungary’s battery policy “success” by @palmapolyak presented at @Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy conference.

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

@ProfKMcNamara @Columbia Thanks so much 🥰

[Atlantic Council Europe Center @ACEurope]

What does Hungary’s clean tech bid mean for Europe? @thencarolsaid sits down with @Palmapolyak to discuss Hungary’s role in Europe’s clean tech industry as well as the geopolitical and environmental implications. https://t.co/ywfjBJVjtK

[Lee Harris @leee_harris]

Some parts of the global south have even outpaced China. Latin America hit the same share of renewable generation as China, but got there four years *faster*:
https://t.co/4GCdEOOw0m

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

Yesterday, for the first time, @motyo6 & I voted at the Brussels local elections.

Because coming from Hungary, what we REALLY needed was another space to read headlines about our chosen side's "catastrophic defeat"😅

Thx, car people! You made air pollution great again😤

[Palma Polyak @palmapolyak]

@Aidan_Regan @ucddublin @ucdpolitics @ucdsocscilaw Wonderful news, congrats, Aidan! Grateful for your mentorship and all you do. Cheers! 🥂😊