# Blog

Six lessons about “real” people, Brexit, and the EU

The result of the UK referendum on 23 June has been portrayed as a victory for “real people”. But what consequences will the result have, and how should the UK and EU now react? “…this will be a victor...

27th June 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2614 views

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# Publications

The effectiveness of the European Central Bank’s Asset Purchase Programme

Since the end of 2014, inflation has been at or very close to zero. With very little ability to move the actual interest rate further into negative territory, the ECB has resorted to unconventional measures. The latest o...

23rd June 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2522 views

# Blog

Youth unemployment in the Mediterranean region and its long-term implications

Youth unemployment in the Mediterranean region has consequences for the whole of Europe. Tackling youth unemployment in the region must continue to be a high policy priority. This piece was first published on Bruegel and...

14th April 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2258 views

# Interviews

Would a Brexit create a weaker EU?

Speaking on Euronews’ The Network with Giles Merrit, Nina Schick and Chris Burns. Video is here....

12th February 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2990 views

# Blog

How can Europe escape recession in 2015?

2014 will be remembered for two major unexpected developments. First, the European Union was caught by surprise by the return of geopolitics. The annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in Ukraine and the increasing ...

23rd December 2014 by Guntram Wolff 3175 views

# Blog

What is behind the reduction of private sector debt? Comparing Spain and the UK

Spain and the United Kingdom are well ahead in the road to economic recovery [ref]See i.e. “Spain’s recovery boosts labour market“, Financial Times, for Spain and “Chart: The UK reaching pre-crisis GDP ...

2nd December 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2803 views

# Blog

France and Germany: a moment of truth

France and Germany, which together account for half of euro-area GDP, are rightly considered the key to the euro area’s exit from the current impasse of low growth, falling inflation and increasingly dangerous debt traje...

6th November 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2417 views

# Interviews

IMF, World Bank meetings come during Europe’s economic slowdown

CCTV America business correspondent Owen Fairclough is following the IMF and World Bank meetings from the European side. He interviewed Bruegel Think Tank Director Guntram Wolff for insight on the meetings....

6th October 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2127 views

# Interviews

Crecimiento y Desendeudamiento. ¿Es posible? ¿Cuáles son las alternativas?

XVIII Reunión del Círculo de Economía: “Crecimiento y Desendeudamiento. ¿Es posible? ¿Cuáles son las alternativas?” por Andreu Mas-Colell, Wolfgang Münchau, Carmen Reinhart y Guntram Wolff. Andreu Mas-Colell ...

5th June 2012 by Guntram Wolff 2426 views