# Blog

Getting eurozone deposit insurance right promises benefits

This opinion piece was originally published in in The Banker, Caixin, Caixin in Chinese, Die Zeit, Finance, El Economista, and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. The German version is available on this blog. The European Co...

7th January 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2500 views

# Blog

The growing intergenerational divide in Europe

An aging Europe cannot afford to squander the skills and talents of its youth. With this in mind, addressing the emerging intergenerational divide should be a top policy priority. This op-ed was published in Rzeczpospoli...

16th December 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2032 views

# Blog

Too early to celebrate: What markets tell us about the credibility of the Paris climate agreement

The price of carbon emissions has decreased markedly since the first draft of the Paris Agreement has been released. The decrease in the price of futures is the largest observed over the last two months. This post was fi...

15th December 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2162 views

# Uncategorised

Dutch senate: comments on the Five Presidents’ report

I gave a parliamentary testimony to the Dutch senate. my ppt is here....

8th December 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2036 views

# Blog

Cross-border commuters and trips: the relevance of Schengen

Almost 1.7 million Schengen residents were cross-border commuters in 2014. These charts show data on commuting in the Schengen area and intra-EU trips. This post was first published by Bruegel. Many workers rely on the S...

4th December 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2303 views

# Blog

Have central banks lost their ability to control inflation?

The potential effects of global integration on inflation dynamics, and whether this could affect the ability of central banks to fulfil their mandates. This post was first published on Bruegel. After soaring in th...

2nd December 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2959 views

# Blog

The ECB and politics in an era of low interest rates

This op-ed was originally published in the Handelsblatt, Nikkei Veritas and Nikkei Asian Review and Linkiesta. The ECB is often criticised for its low interest rate policy – especially in Germany, where this is fel...

26th November 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2505 views

# Blog

Europäische Einlagensicherung: Deutschland würde profitieren

Wer ernsthaft die Bankenunion will, kommt um die EU-weite Sicherung der Sparguthaben nicht herum. Es braucht Obergrenzen, wie viele Staatsanleihen Banken halten sollen. This article was originally published in Die Zeit, ...

25th November 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2801 views

# Publications

Is globalisation reducing the ability of central banks to control inflation?

After soaring in the 1970s, inflation in Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development countries stabilised, coming down from 9 percent on average in the early 1980s to about 2 percent in the years before the cris...

13th November 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2428 views

# Publications

The growing intergenerational divide in Europe

During the economic and financial crisis, the divide between young and old in the European Union increased in terms of economic well-being and allocation of resources by governments. As youth unemployment and youth pover...

11th November 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2141 views