# Blog

What will drive political uncertainty in 2017?

My end-of-year opinion piece, published in numerous international and national outlets. (Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Veritas, El Pais, DB.lv, capital.bg, Managermagazin … ) As 2016 draws to a close, a sense...

3rd January 2017 by Guntram Wolff 1507 views

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# Publications

An anatomy of inclusive growth in Europe

This Blueprint offers an in-depth analysis of inequalities of income and wealth in the EU, as well as their causes and consequences. How evenly are the benefits of growth distributed in our economies, and what does this ...

27th October 2016 by Zsolt Darvas, Guntram B. Wolff 3229 views

# Blog

Draghi enteignet die Sparer nicht

This text was published in Manager Magazin. Debatte über die EZB ja – aber bitte sachlich Die EZB reagiert mit ihrer Geldpolitik nur auf die schwache wirtschaftliche Lage. Sie ist nicht dafür zuständig, für hohe R...

28th September 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2377 views

# Blog

Six lessons about “real” people, Brexit, and the EU

The result of the UK referendum on 23 June has been portrayed as a victory for “real people”. But what consequences will the result have, and how should the UK and EU now react? “…this will be a victor...

27th June 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1717 views

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# Publications

The effectiveness of the European Central Bank’s Asset Purchase Programme

Since the end of 2014, inflation has been at or very close to zero. With very little ability to move the actual interest rate further into negative territory, the ECB has resorted to unconventional measures. The latest o...

23rd June 2016 by Maria Demertzis, Guntram B. Wolff 1547 views

# Blog

Youth unemployment in the Mediterranean region and its long-term implications

Youth unemployment in the Mediterranean region has consequences for the whole of Europe. Tackling youth unemployment in the region must continue to be a high policy priority. This piece was first published on Bruegel and...

14th April 2016 by Nuria Boot, Karen Wilson, Guntram B. Wolff 1512 views

# Interviews

Would a Brexit create a weaker EU?

Speaking on Euronews’ The Network with Giles Merrit, Nina Schick and Chris Burns. Video is here....

12th February 2016 by Euronews 2233 views

# Blog

How can Europe escape recession in 2015?

2014 will be remembered for two major unexpected developments. First, the European Union was caught by surprise by the return of geopolitics. The annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in Ukraine and the increasing ...

23rd December 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2185 views

# Blog

What is behind the reduction of private sector debt? Comparing Spain and the UK

Spain and the United Kingdom are well ahead in the road to economic recovery 1)See i.e. “Spain’s recovery boosts labour market“, Financial Times, for Spain and “Chart: The UK reaching pre-crisis GDP lev...

2nd December 2014 by Pia Hüttl and Guntram B. Wolff 1996 views

# Blog

France and Germany: a moment of truth

France and Germany, which together account for half of euro-area GDP, are rightly considered the key to the euro area’s exit from the current impasse of low growth, falling inflation and increasingly dangerous debt traje...

6th November 2014 by Agnès Bénassy-Quéré and Guntram B. Wolff 1594 views