Opinion piece
07 October 2019
The Case for Intelligent Industrial Policy
Although national industrial policies have a bad reputation, there is a strong case for government support to sectors that will increasingly rely on a
Opinion piece
07 October 2019
Although national industrial policies have a bad reputation, there is a strong case for government support to sectors that will increasingly rely on a
Opinion piece
13 September 2019
Eastern Germans vote, think, and feel differently than western Germans do, as the results of the September 1 regional elections make clear. To help ta
Opinion piece
02 September 2019
Recession! This is the new worry in Europe and the US. A simple look at google trends shows that in Germany, France and the US, search interest for re
Blog post
18 July 2019
An on-going research project is seeking to quantify and analyse printed media discourses about Europe over the decades since the end of the Second Wor
Blog post
08 July 2019
The authors assess whether the European Commission's actions towards Italy since September 2018 have had a visible impact on the spread between Italia
Blog post
08 July 2019
A proposal in Berlin to ban increases in rent for the next five years sparked intense debate in Germany. Similar policies to the Mietendeckel are curr
Blog post
20 May 2019
The quarterly growth rate of the euro area in Q1 2019 was 0.4% (1.5% annualized), considerably higher than the low growth rates of the previous two qu
Blog post
13 May 2019
Germany is having a political debate on the adjustment of its budgetary plans due to revised forecasts, and an academic debate on the debt brake. Yet,
Opinion piece
18 March 2019
France and Germany recently unveiled a manifesto for a European industrial policy fit for the 21st century, sparking a lively debate across the contin
Opinion piece
15 February 2019
There is a fear that EU companies will find it increasingly difficult to be on top of global value chains. Many argue that EU-based firms simply lack
Opinion piece
05 December 2018
Global growth is expected to continue in 2019 and 2020, albeit at a slower pace. Forecasters are notoriously bad, however, at spotting macroeconomic t
Opinion piece
31 October 2018
Der Daueraufschwung verdeckt, dass Deutschland für die nächste Krise schlecht gerüstet ist. Und das Zeitfenster für Reformen schließt sich.
External publication
27 September 2018
Georg Zachmann sees the development of import demand for natural gas in the EU as uncertain. In case of strongly increasing import demand, both Nord S
Opinion piece
22 August 2018
Deutschland benötigt die geordnete Zuwanderung produktiver Arbeitskräfte aus dem Ausland. Um diesen Prozess besser zu steuern, will die Bundesregierun
Opinion piece
23 July 2018
The new coalition budget looks a lot like the old German coalition budget.
Blog post
18 July 2018
German savings banks, known as Sparkassen, form an important feature of the country's banking assets. Unlike in other European countries, German Spark