Phoenix aus der Asche
Diskussion mit Marcel Fratzscher, Carsten Schneider und Volker Treier im Deutschlandradio. Wir diskutieren über Griechenland und die Wachstumsperspektiven. Der Podcast ist hier, 53 Minuten....
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A tale of floods and dams
– comparing the Greek and Bulgarian balance of payment and fiscal performance “Fortune can be compared to a river that floods, destroying everything in its way. But when the weather is good, people can prepare dams...
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A reply to the questions raised by Jean-Claude Juncker on euro area governance
The European Commission President published an analytic note together with the European Council, ECB, euro area Presidents raising a number of questions on euro area governance. Europolitics asked me to provide short ans...
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Euro-area governance: what to reform and how to do it
The Issue: Reform of the governance of the euro area is being held back by disagreement on what is at the root of the euro area’s woes. Pre-crisis, the euro area suffered from the built-up of financial imbalances, price ...
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Limits to the Greek bank run?
– the limits on political union define the limits on monetary union – An important question has emerged this week as regards the role of the ECB as a lender of last resort to banks in Greece. The press has wi...
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France24: Semaine eco
Mon debat avec Natacha Valla et Olivier Berruyer sur France24, la semaine de l’eco. Première partie sur la Grèce. Deuxième partie sur la crise en Russie....
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Griechenlandkrise: Interview mit Hessischer Rundfunk
Am 11. Februar 2012 habe ich für den Hessischen Rundfunk ein Interview zur Griechenlandkrise gegeben. Die Audiodatei ist hier: Copyright by hr-iNFO: http://www.hr-online.de/website/radio/hr-info/...
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A new start for Greece?
Greece’s new government under prime minister Alexis Tsipras – in power for not even two weeks – has had a rollercoaster ride. In the face of crisis, it has exercised brinkmanship. It unilaterally declared that it w...
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The Greek banking system: a tragedy in the making?
As the ECB has decided to discontinue allowing Greek government bonds to be used as collateral in normal ECB refinancing operations, attention is fully back on the Greek banking system.[ref]The European Central Bank’s Go...
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