# podcast

A fitting plan for the European Green Deal?

On 14 July, the European Commission finally announced a large package of measures that will make the EU the first mover in the race limit global warming, with measures targeting all sectors in a deepening and broadening ...

15th July 2021 by Guntram Wolff 935 views

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# Publications

The great COVID-19 divergence: managing a sustainable and equitable recovery in the European Union

I presented this paper at the informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Lisbon on 21-22 May 2021. It was covered by the FT and other papers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the biggest global r...

24th May 2021 by Guntram Wolff 842 views

# Blog

The scarring effect of COVID-19: youth unemployment in Europe

Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment in the European Union was three times higher than among the over-55s. COVID-19 threatens to undo the last decade of progress: policymakers must act to avoid Europe’s youth suf...

2nd December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1638 views

# podcast

A European common tax space

My discussion with Sven Giegold on European tax policy Taxation is one of the few areas of financial policy which the general public has great interest in, as it affects their everyday life directly. But when we talk abo...

11th November 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1066 views

# Blog, Interviews

Disease, like poverty, does not stay at home

This opinion piece was originally published in Abidjanpress, ApaNews, Barlamane, Corriere della Sera, Daily Maverick, Journal de Conakry, Libération,Teranga News and Süddeutsche Zeitung. Covid-19 should change global pol...

8th April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1339 views

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# Publications

Making the best of the European single market

Now more than ever, the EU needs to address concerns about the significant decline in productivity growth and the increasing perception of unfairness. Completing the single market would unlock the EU’s growth poten...

2nd February 2017 by Guntram Wolff 2511 views

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# Publications

An anatomy of inclusive growth in Europe

This Blueprint offers an in-depth analysis of inequalities of income and wealth in the EU, as well as their causes and consequences. How evenly are the benefits of growth distributed in our economies, and what does this ...

27th October 2016 by Guntram Wolff 4310 views

# Blog

The G20’s structural reform agenda should address income gap and financial system fragility

G20 leaders must address major issues like the distribution of income and the structure of our financial systems in order to combat the deeper underlying causes of weak global demand. A version of this op-ed was also pub...

15th March 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2428 views

# Blog

The EU needs to confront the populist challenge in 2016

This opinion piece was or will be published in Caixin, Caixin (Chinese), Die Zeit (online), Kathemerini, Le Monde, Linkiesta, Finance (Slovenia). One of the clear trends of 2015 has been the rise of parties that radicall...

11th January 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2582 views

# Blog

The growing intergenerational divide in Europe

An aging Europe cannot afford to squander the skills and talents of its youth. With this in mind, addressing the emerging intergenerational divide should be a top policy priority. This op-ed was published in Rzeczpospoli...

16th December 2015 by Guntram Wolff 1961 views