# Blog

Auf die Frauen kommt es an

My op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung. Published in English here in various other newspapers. Die G20 hat kürzlich ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf Afrika gerichtet. Die Finanzminister der G20 Länder haben eine „Compact with Afr...

4th June 2017 by Guntram Wolff 210 views

# Blog

How export growth achieved adjustment of massive trade deficits in the euro area

The correction of several euro area countries’ external imbalances began almost 10 years ago. A number of euro area countries ran massive current account deficits in 2007/8. With 15.2% of GDP, Greece had the largest defi...

1st June 2017 by KONSTANTINOS EFSTATHIOU, GUNTRAM B. WOLFF 123 views

# Blog

How the G20 should change its approach to migration and development in Africa

Versions of this article have also been published in Capital, The Daily Telegraph, Dienas Bizness, Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Veritas, Süddeutsche Zeitung. The G20 has recently turned its eyes on Africa. Its fina...

1st June 2017 by Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff 109 views

# Blog

What could a euro-area finance minister do?

With the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France, the idea of a euro-area treasury and finance minister is back in the limelight. The election programme of Emmanuel Macron calls for “a budget for the euro area...

17th May 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2245 views

# Interviews

What’s next for France and Europe?

A short conversation with Jean Pisani-Ferry....

11th May 2017 by Bruegel 252 views

# Blog

Brexit will change millions of lives. Our leaders must do more than posture

My latest opinion piece in The Guardian/ The Observer. Brexit negotiations have got off to a bad start: that much at least is clear. The leaking of details about May and Juncker’s dinner conversation was unhelpful. Domes...

7th May 2017 by Guntram Wolff 272 views

# Blog

Europa sinnvoll gestalten

This opinion piece was published in FAZ on Friday, 28 April, 2017. Weder gute Wachstums- und Beschäftigungszahlen noch das schlechter als erwartete Abschneiden des Populisten Geert Wilders können darüber hinwegtäu...

30th April 2017 by Guntram Wolff 210 views

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# Publications

The global decline in the labour income share: is capital the answer to Germany’s current account surplus?

This policy contribution was published by Bruegel. Please find the pdf here. The piece was nicely covered by Martin Wolf in the FT. This paper links the major divergences between the three largest euro-area countries in ...

26th April 2017 by Bennet Berger, Guntram Wolff 398 views

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# Publications

Europe’s role in North Africa: development, investment and migration

Paper prepared for, and presented at, the informal ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers in Malta on 8 April 2017. The paper is available here. Executive summary Africa’s population is projected to reach almost 2.5 bill...

8th April 2017 by Uri Dadush, Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff 421 views

# Blog

What future for Europe?

The Commission’s White Paper on the future of the EU sets out five scenarios, but misses some of the fundamental questions facing Europe. How should the EU interact with its neighbourhood? How can we manage the ten...

17th March 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2621 views