Frankreich: Interview mit Ökonom Guntram Wolff zu ökonomischen Folgen der Krise im Deutschlandfunk
My interview im Deutschlandfunk is here...
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Debt financing European air defence
A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt. Our analysis on Bruegel. Introduction Ukraine is not the only part of Europe vulnerable to missiles and air attacks[1]. Cu...
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A Green Fiscal Pact for the EU: increasing climate investments while consolidating budgets
Our article in Climate Policy is available here: DOI...
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Post-Council commentary
On April 23, EU leaders met virtually to try to come to an agreement for a common European response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What were the measures taken? Will they be sufficient? Did Europe come together for a coordina...
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An effective economic response to the Coronavirus in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major shock to the global and European economy. Most European countries need to take bold quarantine and lock-down measures, as has been done in Italy, to prevent an explosion of the ep...
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As the Coronavirus spreads, can the EU afford to close its borders?
In 2018, 320 million trips were made between EU countries and almost 2 million people crossed Schengen borders to go to work. Stopping them would cause serious economic disruption. The Coronavirus crisis has triggered in...
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