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2019: The year for a fresh start in Europe?!
  • Michael Hüther ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 4 ·
  • 25 June 2019

2019: The year for a fresh start in Europe?!

The good news is that Europe will not be dominated by populist parties. For big tent parties, i.e. the conservative EPP and the social democratic PES, however, results still aren’t rosy – they are looking at heavy losses, including the loss of their joint majority.
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.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
  • Michael Hüther / Matthias Diermeier / Markos Jung / Andrew Bassilakis in Intereconomics ·
  • External Publications ·
  • 9 October 2018

If Nothing is Achieved: Who Pays for the Brexit?

The United Kingdom will depart from the European Union in March 2019. Numerous open questions remain about details and conditions especially with regard to post-Brexit EU-UK trade relations. In case of a negotiation failure, a "hard Brexit" could cause considerably high costs on both sides of the Channel. In the short run, companies will be charged more than 15 billion euro as tariffs. In the long run, UK-EU trade could be reduced up to 50 percent.
It’s business models, stupid!
  • Matthias Diermeier / Michael Hüther / Markos Jung ·
  • IW-Kurzbericht No. 33 ·
  • 11 June 2018

It’s business models, stupid!

In contrast to a massive current account deficit against China, the US runs a current account surplus with respect to the European Union. The US-EU surplus is largely driven by a positive service balance and primary incomes originating from US investments abroad. Services and primary incomes overcompensate the US goods trade deficit with the EU. Rather than representing a “rip–off”, the different balances reflect the economies’ different business models.
How much do we need, and how much will we get?
  • Michael Hüther in a Webcast of The Conference Board ·
  • Video ·
  • 25 April 2018

Productivity: How much do we need, and how much will we get?

Why has the productivity been growing so slowly for a very long time? What is driving the recovery and should we take this recovery serious or is this just a temporary phenomenon? These are the Questions, which are discussed in a Webcast of the Conference Board.
Is the European Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Still Appropriate?
  • Markus Demary / Michael Hüther ·
  • IW-Trends No. 1 ·
  • 3 April 2018

Is the European Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Still Appropriate?

The monetary policy of the European Central Bank is under fire from two sides. While one side regards the ECB’s monetary policy as too expansionary, the other holds it responsible for keeping the measured inflation rate below target.
Will foreign businesses give up?
  • Michael hüther at Deutsche Welle ·
  • Video ·
  • 2 February 2018

Beijing is cracking down on VPN use: Will foreign businesses give up?

Companies in China must use state-approved networks since 1 February 2018. But they do need secure channels for data and information along their value chain, says Michael Hüther, Director of the German Economic Institute, in an interview with Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (German Wave).
German Bosses concerned about political uncertainty
  • CEO Challenge 2017 ·
  • Press Release No. 27 ·
  • 3 May 2017

German Bosses concerned about political uncertainty

The political uncertainty around the globe is currently seen as the greatest challenge by German companies’ CEOs. This is the result of a joint survey by IW Consult and The Conference Board. Worries about a global recession are less common among German managers than in other countries.
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