This Bruegel Blueprint argues that Europe should take the lead in defining a solution to the problem of excessive public debts and create a European…

Senior Non-Resident Fellow Jürgen von Hagen offers his recommendations for the proper monetary policy to lead the eurozone out of the crisis. He argues that…

In this paper, commissioned by the European Parliament, Bruegel Visiting Scholar, Juergen von Hagen analyses the European and US monetary strategies during the crisis and…

This Policy Brief was adapted from a paper written by the three authors and presented by Bruegel Director Jean Pisani-Ferry at the informal ECOFIN Council…

In response to the financial and economic crisis, central banks, unlike in the 1930s, have created enormous amounts of money. There are fears that this…

These Memos, addressed to the next Commission President and to the new European commissioners, are written by Bruegel Scholars and edited by Senior Research Fellow…

Alan Ahearne, Birgit Schmitz and Jürgen von Hagen explain how the EU has increased the tendency of capital flow from relatively rich to relatively poor…

This report surveys the economic performance of the euro area and gives recommendations about six policy challenges of major importance for the future of EMU.

Alan Ahearne and Jürgen von Hagen explore the options European policy makers have in the context of global current account imbalances. Some Europeans are concerned…

Alan Ahearne and Jürgen von Hagen examine one of the most alarming global economic developments in recent years- the evolution of global current account imbalances-  and its implications for European policy.