Hans-Werner Sinn, Professor of Economics and Public Finance at the University of Munich, is President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and serves on the German economy ministry’s Advisory Council.

Últimos Artículos

Cómo reducir el excedente de Alemania

The Economist tenía razón cuando informó recientemente que el excedente de cuenta corriente de Alemania es demasiado alto. ¿Pero por qué el excedente alemán es demasiado alto? Algunos dic...

24 jul 2017

Economic Growth

Why being generous to Britain may be the EU’s only option

British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed it. The United Kingdom will, without a doubt, leave the European Union and negotiate new trade agreements. The question is what kind of ag...

06 feb 2017

Economic Growth

Is secular stagnation to blame for slow recovery in Europe and Japan? Unlikely, says Hans-Werner Sinn

Almost exactly eight years ago, the Lehman Brothers collapse plunged the global economy into recession. The interbank market collapsed, and the entire industrialized world was thrown into...

29 sep 2016

Financial and Monetary Systems

There's another big test for Europe in June

June is shaping up to be a fateful month for the European Union. On June 21, the German Constitutional Court will rule on a challenge to a bond-buying program that is central to the Europ...

30 may 2016

Geographies in Depth

What does immigration mean for European welfare states?

The armed conflict destabilizing some Arab countries has unleashed a huge wave of refugees headed for Europe. About 1.1 million came to Germany alone in 2015. At the same time, the adopti...

29 ene 2016