Germany’s current account surplus
my debate with Maurice Obstfeld, Clemens Fuest and Jens Südekum at Bundesbank/IMF conference...
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Does the European Parliament miss an opportunity to reform after Brexit?
On January 18th 2018, the European Parliament will vote on its new distribution of MEPs per Member State after Brexit. 73 MEPs are elected in the UK. These 73 seats can either be dropped or reallocated across countries o...
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2018: Top Risks
What are the biggest risks to the global economy in 2018? Ed Butler of BBC hears from Ian Bremmer, Megan Greene, and myself. Comedian Colm O’Regan chips in from Dublin with his take on how the world is changing as ...
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NYU – Financial Macroeconomics: Crises, Policies and their Aftermath
Guest lecture of 90 minutes in NYU-AD course of Natasha Valla Key Issue: What were the macro-financial drivers of the euro area crisis? What can be done to minimize the probability of a crisis? Which institutions have be...
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Opportunities and risks in Europe in 2018
This opinion piece was published by Nikkei Asia Review and Nikkei Veritas as well as Kathimerni. As 2017 draws to a close, it is a good moment to review the main risks for the upcoming year and explore some of the...
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Geopolitics of an economically interdependent world
The panel, led by Eva Kaili (S&D, Greece) and featuring Daniel Gros, Juca Jahier, Mary Kaldor and Guntram Wolff, cast a critical eye on geopolitics. my intervention at t=1306, minute 22....
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Reform der Eurozone – Was wollen Brüssel, Paris und Berlin?
Ich diskutiere im Deutschlandfunk mit Udo Bullmann, Mitglied des Europaparlaments (SPD) Sven Giegold, Mitglied des Europaparlaments (Grüne) Wolf Klinz, Mitglied des Europaparlaments (FDP) Hier ist der podcast http://podc...
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Halloo Europa
My contribution to the main Finnish talk show on Europe on yle.fi, in English with subtitles. Looking back at 2017 and forward to 2018....
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A German crisis?
This opinion piece was published in Caixin and Caixin(English). Jamaica has failed: the negotiations to form a new government in Germany by the so-called “Jamaica” partners, named after the colours of the parties that a...
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