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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...
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1st June 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2965 views Share:
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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...
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1st June 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2805 views Share:
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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...
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17th May 2017 by Guntram Wolff 5312 views Share:
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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...
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7th May 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2216 views Share:
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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...
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30th April 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2498 views Share:
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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...
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17th March 2017 by Guntram Wolff 33797 views Share:
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Europe should lead the way with multilateralism

This opinion piece was published by Nikkei Veritas, Nikkei, Il Sole 24 Ore, and other newspapers. The U.S. and Europe are more than allies. They share a long-standing and multifaceted partnership. And the future of U.S.-...
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12th March 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2482 views Share:
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Europe needs to react to Trump’s trade agenda – four urgent questions

It seems increasingly likely that President Trump will govern according to the values of his campaign. On trade, this might lead to major disturbances in the global rules-based order. The EU needs to decide how it will r...
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26th January 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2217 views Share:
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Manufacturing in the US: Will Trump’s strategy repatriate highly-paid jobs?

Trump has set out a plan to repatriate highly-paid manufacturing jobs to the US. But the idea that manufacturing jobs are better paid than service roles is a myth. Moreover, labour markets are slow to shift between secto...
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6th January 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2136 views Share:
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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...
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3rd January 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2362 views Share:
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