# Blog, Interviews

The Independence of the Central Bank at Risk

This article was first published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German, Friday 29 May 2020. The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC) of May 5 on the ECB’s monetary policy affects not only the re...

2nd June 2020 by PETER BOFINGER, MARTIN HELLWIG, MICHAEL HÜTHER, MONIKA SCHNITZER, MORITZ SCHULARICK AND GUNTRAM B. WOLFF 32 views

# Blog, Interviews

An equity fund for a zombie-free and EU-wide recovery

This opinion piece was originally published in Le Monde and in Il Sole 24 Ore. Illuminated open signs are going out all over Europe, some will not be lit again in our life-time. Many however will reignite, but only thank...

27th May 2020 by Julia Anderson, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff 153 views

# Interviews

A Hamiltonian moment?

my latest interview in Bruegel’s newsletter How worried are you about the EU? The biggest economic recession in the history of the EU puts its political system, its citizens and its companies under enormous strain....

20th May 2020 by Guntram Wolff 104 views

# podcast

Rebooting Europe: a framework for post COVID-19 economic recovery

Mapping out the post COVID-19 recovery. COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to companies. As the recession gets d...

19th May 2020 by Guntram Wolff 113 views

# podcast

Singapore’s experience in dealing with COVID-19

A conversation with Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, on how this city-state has tackled the coronavirus. Faced with the COVID-19 outbreak, governments have needed to act swiftly to comb...

19th May 2020 by Giuseppe Porcaro, Guntram Wolff 99 views

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# Publications

Rebooting Europe: a framework for a post COVID-19 economic recovery

COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to companies. As the recession gets deeper, a more comprehensive strategy is ...

15th May 2020 by Julia Anderson, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram B. Wolff 93 views

# Interviews

Karlsruhe ruling: lost in translation?

my interview in Bruegel’s newsletter. What are the implications of the Karlsruhe ruling on the European economy? At its core, the ruling puts into question whether the Court of Justice of the European Union has the...

15th May 2020 by Guntram Wolff 63 views

# Blog, Interviews

Navigieren auf Sicht ist für einen grünen Wiederaufschwung nicht genug

This op-ed was first published in NZZ. Die Coronavirus Pandemie und die Maßnahmen zu ihrer Bekämpfung haben zu dem größten weltweiten Wirtschaftsabschwung seit dem zweiten Weltkrieg geführt. Unternehmen, private Haushal...

12th May 2020 by Guntram Wolff 209 views

# podcast

An analysis of the German Constitutional Court ruling on the ECB QE programme

The German Constitutional called today on the ECB to justify its bond-buying program. What does today’s ruling of the German Constitutional Court mean for the ECB’s QE program? Could such a decision open a pr...

5th May 2020 by Guntram Wolff 153 views

# podcast

The impact of Covid-19 on emerging markets with Barry Eichengreen

Emerging market economies are vulnerable to the current COVID-19 pandemic. How can developed countries help tackle the issue? Is international cooperation more needed than ever? This week, Giuseppe Porcaro and Guntram Wo...

29th April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 240 views