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As Europe faces growing competition from other global economies, questions around productivity, growth and financial regulation are becoming increasingly important. In this episode of Mortgages Covered, Jonas Bjarke Jensen of Copenhagen Economics shares his views on how regulation can support — or hinder — competitiveness, investment and long-term economic growth.

This Episode of Mortgages Covered explores:

• The factors driving the transition to a new global economic and financial environment and the resulting policy implications.
• Europe's widening productivity gap relative to other major economies and its implications for financial regulation.
• The impact of existing EU regulation on competitiveness and market efficiency.
• Market distortions, including the effects of the Basel output floor on bank's lending rates.
• The short-term and long-term solutions