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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 Guntram Wolff 1320 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 908 views

# Interviews

Handelsblatt: 500 Milliarden wären eine bedeutsame Größe

Mein Interview im Handelsblatt....

12th May 2020 by Guntram Wolff 834 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 1212 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 1040 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 1163 views

# Blog

EU debt as insurance against catastrophic events in the euro area: the key questions and some answers

European Union debt can provide comprehensive insurance against the COVID-19 pandemic and can enable a macroeconomic response, even though EU debt is a liability for taxpayers in EU countries and therefore indirectly for...

25th April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1323 views

# podcast

Post-Council commentary

On April 23, EU leaders met virtually to try to come to an agreement for a common European response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What were the measures taken? Will they be sufficient? Did Europe come together for a coordina...

25th April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1323 views

# Interviews

interviews in Corriere and Handelsblatt

Corriere interview on Eurogroup agreement is here Handelsblatt interview on how value chains are disrupted by Coronavirus pandemic is here. earlier interview in Handelsblatt on euro area, fiscal policy and monetary polic...

14th April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 922 views

# podcast

Did the eurogroup save the day?

After its longest meeting ever, the Eurogroup reached an agreement yesterday evening. What does the agreement say? What does it mean in terms of the emergency reaction to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic? Wh...

14th April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 964 views