Vanika Sharma
Email: vanika.sharma@ecipe.org
Areas of Expertise: Far East South Asia and Oceania
Vanika Sharma is an Economist at ECIPE. She is a recent Master’s graduate from Sciences Po, Paris in International Economic Policy with concentrations in Global Risks and East Asia. Vanika also holds an undergraduate degree in Economics (Honors) from the University of Delhi. She has previously worked on research projects with UNDP China, Rhodium Group, and UNESCAP, and currently is a professor of Statistics at Sciences Po – Le Havre. Her research interests lie in international trade for development, with a focus on digital trade.
ECIPE Occasional Papers
The Economic Risks of Transposing the EU Product Liability Directive in Germany
With the Ministerial Draft (Referentenentwurf) dated 11 September 2025, Germany has embarked on transposing the EU Product Liability Directive (EU PLD) into national law, a step that goes beyond a mere regulatory update and could have far-reaching implications for its economic competitiveness. The most immediate impact will be felt within Germany’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, which stands as one of the largest in Europe. The...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
Mass Litigation and the Future of Litigation Funding in Ireland and Europe
Across Europe, collective actions are on the rise. Expanding liability regimes and the rapid growth of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) are fuelling a new wave of lawsuits that reach far beyond traditional consumer claims. Ireland has until now been shielded by common law restrictions on TPLF, but that protection is weakening. The transposition of the EU Representative Actions Directive (RAD) opens the door to new collective claims, including those backed by...
ECIPE Policy Briefs
Breaking Barriers, Boosting Growth: Unlocking the Power of Digital Technology for Europe’s Competitiveness
Europe’s digital economy faces a twin challenge that strikes at the heart of its competitiveness: the continent still lacks homegrown tech champions on the scale of those in the United States or China, and digital technologies are not being fully embedded across its wider economy. Despite years of political focus on digital transformation, the uptake of essential tools – such as cloud services, enterprise software, digital advertising, and customer relationship...
ECIPE Occasional Papers
The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in the UK
Over the past decade, the United Kingdom has seen a marked rise in collective litigation, transforming what was once a niche legal, rarely employed, tool into a fast-growing business model with wide-ranging economic implications. At a time when the country seeks to boost investment, support innovation and attract global business, the proliferation of mass litigation risks undermining these ambitions. This study takes a closer look at how mass litigation is...
Media Mention
Defending American Tech in Global Markets
ECIPE studies, "EU Export of Regulatory Overreach: The Case of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and "The Economic Losses from Ending the WTO Moratorium on Electronic Transmissions" are referenced in the ITIF Policy Brief.
Media Mention
Europe in the Age of AI: How Technology Leadership Can Boost Competitiveness and Security
The studies "Breaking Barriers, Boosting Growth: Unlocking the Power of Digital Technology for Europe’s Competitiveness" by Oscar Guinea, Vanika Sharma, Erik van der Marel, and Oscar du Roy, "The Future of European Digital Competitiveness" by Oscar Guinea and Vanika Sharma, and "Boosting Efficiency and Quality in EU Public Services: The Need for a European Multi-Cloud-First Strategy" by Matthias Bauer, Andrea Dugo, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma, and Elena Sisto are referenced in a paper published by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
Media Mention
A Road to Nowhere: Why the UK-EU Reset is Not the Answer
ECIPE paper, "Reinventing Europe’s Single Market: A Way Forward to Align Ideals and Action” referenced in Prosperity Institute's study
Media Mention
Do we want to be the best small country in the world for class action law suits?
The paper "Mass Litigation and the Future of Litigation Funding in Ireland and Europe" by Oscar Guinea, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma, and Renata Zilli is highlighted in The Irish Times
Article
Navigating Europe’s digital challenge: what the Competitiveness Compass overlooks
Oscar Guinea and Vanika Sharma write a commentary piece for Encompass on the importance of recognising trade-offs particularly given the increasing role of digital technology in driving productivity.
Article
Two birds, one stone: The transatlantic market for green goods and technologies
Oscar Guinea and Vanika Sharma write for Encompass about what the TTC can do next to kickstart the transatlantic market for green goods and technologies.
Article
Trade dependencies and geopolitics
Oscar Guinea and Vanika Sharma write an OpEd on EU trade dependencies and calls for strategic autonomy in Encompass
Book or Paper
New Regulations in Europe’s Digital Economy: Design, Structure, Trade and Economic Effects
ECIPE report on EU digital regulations published by the Confederations of Swedish Enterprise
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