Policy Debate

Publications and articles on implications of the Euro Crisis for Germany and Europe

Hans-Werner Sinn: Europa in der Krise, 26.01.2012, Erich Schneider-Gedächtnisvorlesung 2011, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Presentation (PDF)

16 Theses on the Situation of the European Monetary Union, Bogenberg Declaration of the Friends of the Ifo Institute and the Ifo Executive Board, 07.12.2011, English (PDF) | German (PDF) | Press release

Comment on the Bogenberg Declaration:
Martin Wolf: The delicate balance of fixing the eurozone, 09.01.2012, Text

Sinn, Hans-Werner und Timo Wollmershaeuser, "Target Loans, Current Account Balances and Capital Flows: The ECB's Rescue Facility", NBER Working Paper No. 17626, November 2011 Details, Download (PDF, 946 KB); (an updated and abbreviated version of: CESifo Working Paper No. 3500, June 2011 Details | Download (PDF, 660 KB))

Comment:
Martin Wolf: What has the ECB done in the crisis? The role of TARGET balances, 28.12.2011, Text

"Die europäische Zahlungsbilanzkrise", ifo Schnelldienst 16/2011 (Special edition) Details | Download (PDF, 6 MB, in German)

Sinn, Hans-Werner and Timo Wollmershaeuser, "Target-Kredite, Leistungsbilanzsalden und Kapitalverkehr: Der Rettungsschirm der EZB", Ifo Working Paper No. 105, 2011 Details | Download (PDF, 860 KB, in German)

Ifo Policy Issue: Target-Balances
Ifo Policy Issue: Euro Crisis

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Publications

Hans-Werner Sinn
Casino Capitalism: How the Financial Crisis Came About and What Needs to be Done Now Oxford University Press, August 2010
Updated English-language version of: Kasino-Kapitalismus: Wie es zur Finanzkrise kam, und was jetzt zu tun ist Econ Verlag: Berlin 2009
Korean Translation

Ifo Viewpoint

10 Nov. 2011

Ifo Viewpoint No. 130: Buying Out the Store with the Printing Press
Published as “Ausverkauf mit der Druckerpresse“, Handelsblatt, No. 218, 10 November 2011, p. 8.

EEAG Report

22 Feb 2011

The EEAG Report on the European Economy 2011
presented by the European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo on 22 February 2011 in Brussels

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