A recovery booster?
Interview for Bruegel’s newsletter How significant is the new German fiscal package? €130 billion over 18 months is a very significant package, given that the German federal budget stands at around €350 bill...
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The Independence of the Central Bank at Risk
This article was first published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German, Friday 29 May 2020. The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC) of May 5 on the ECB’s monetary policy affects not only the re...
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Cyber attacks and the financial system
my presentation at an academic seminar in Hamburg...
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Wir brauchen temporäre Hilfen, die substanziell sind
Interview in Deutschlandfunk: and short interview in ARD Morgenmagazin:...
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An equity fund for a zombie-free and EU-wide recovery
This opinion piece was originally published in Le Monde and in Il Sole 24 Ore. Illuminated open signs are going out all over Europe, some will not be lit again in our life-time. Many however will reignite, but only thank...
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Weltspiegel: Neue Welt durch Corona – Kalter Krieg zwischen USA und China?
Mein Beitrag im ARD Weltspiegel...
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A Hamiltonian moment?
my latest interview in Bruegel’s newsletter How worried are you about the EU? The biggest economic recession in the history of the EU puts its political system, its citizens and its companies under enormous strain....
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