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Europe must demonstrate financial solidarity
  • Michael Hüther, Peter Bofinger, Sebastian Dullien, Gabriel Felbermayr, Moritz Schularick, Jens Südekum, Christoph Trebesch in NewStatesman ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 30 March 2020

Europe must demonstrate financial solidarity

Seven leading German economists call for €1 trillion of European crisis bonds. As the coronavirus sweeps Europe and societies go into lockdown, the economies of the Eurozone are now confronted with simultaneous supply and demand shocks. As people stay at home, factories are producing less and consumers are buying less.

Finding Europe’s Way in the World
  • Sigmar Gabriel / Michael Hüther in Project Syndicate ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 22 January 2020

Finding Europe’s Way in the World

For historical reasons, Europe has long resided in the strategic shadow of the United States, which itself has underwritten decades of globalization and rapidly expanding prosperity. But the global balance of power is rapidly shifting, leaving Europe increasingly exposed.

IW-Direktor Michael Hüther
  • Michael Hüther ·
  • Audio ·
  • 20 November 2019

Exhausted Globalization

Ilaria Maselli, senior economist for Europe at The Conference Board, talks with Michael Hüther about his latest book „Exhausted Globalization”: Between the Transatlantic Orientation and the Chinese Way". The book is a thorough reflection about the downturn globalization is going through. It investigates the reasons why globalization is losing energy and appeal, and sketches possible ways to make it more inclusive.

The Relevance and Development of global Value Chains
  • Jürgen Matthes ·
  • Video ·
  • 7 June 2019

think tanks meeting: The Relevance and Development of global Value Chains

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in London hosted another meeting of European business think tanks with which the IW regularly exchanges views. The topic this time was the relevance and development of global value chains.

The German debt brake needs a reform
  • Michael Hüther und Jens Südekum auf VOX ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 7 May 2019

The German debt brake needs a reform

Borne by a broad political majority, the debt brake was introduced into the German constitution in 2009. At that time Germany was under the acute shock of the financial crisis. The massive stimulus packages needed to support the economy had pushed the debt ratio up from 63% to 81% of GDP in just a few years. The purpose of the debt brake was to reverse this trend.

IW-Direktor Michael Hüther
  • Michael Hüther in The Zeitgeist ·
  • Audio ·
  • 8 March 2019

Competing Visions for a New Era of Globalization

In this episode of The Zeitgeist, Michael Hüther, Director of the German Economic Institute, joined AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Senior Fellow Peter Rashish to talk about what Hüther calls the end of the second era of globalization and the challenges of shaping the third era of globalization, creating a European and an international framework that is politically sustainable and economically effective.

It’s about Europe’s future now
  • Michael Hüther for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 11 February 2019

It’s about Europe’s future now

The Brexit drama seems to find no end. The divorce contract as well as the text outlining a perspective on how to organise the future relationship both got rejected by the House of Commons. A positive, constructively-minded majority there is not discernible.

Building the future
  • Hubertus Bardt in Teamwork ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 24 January 2019

Building the future

Investments are fundamental for entrepreneurial action. The IW-Economist Hubertus Bardt explains in his contribution, how the word market is changing and which investment projects are necessary for the German economy.

The risks behind the 'green bond' boom
  • Adriana Neligan / Markus Demary at EUobserver ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 21 June 2018

The risks behind the 'green bond' boom

The EU is currently making significant efforts to play a pioneering role in green financing. The aim is to adapt the financial system to its ambitions for climate, sustainability and clean energy. Key impulses here were the Climate Agreement of Paris, the Green Finance Study Group of the G20 and the Hamburg Climate and Energy Action Plan of the G19.

A Challenging Yet Important Impulse
  • Adriana Neligan for the Conference Board ·
  • Contribution ·
  • 4 May 2018

EU Circular Economy Package: A Challenging Yet Important Impulse

The European Commission aims to push forward the concepts of “recycle, repair and re-use” and waste avoidance with its Circular Economy Package. The rationale behind a circular economy is to keep resources in use for as long as possible by looking at the complete life cycle of a resource – from extraction to product design, production and consumption to waste management.

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