Policy Contributions in Journals and Academic Volumes

Without German Contributions

“Central Bank Independence is no Protection against Abuse”, The International Economy, Spring 2019, pp. 21-22.

“Target Risks without Euro Exits”, CESifo Forum 19 (4), December 2018, pp. 36-48.

“Brexit and the Euro Crisis: What Kind of Union Do we Want?”, Politická Ekonomie, January 2018, pp. 3-19.

“A Case for a Border-Adjusted Tax”, The International Economy, Winter 2017.

“Helicopter Money”, in: Frey, Bruno S., Iselin, D., Economic Ideas You Should Forget, Springer International Publishing: Cham, Switzerland, March 2017, pp. 129-130.

"Piketty’s World Formula", in: Delsol, Lecaussin and Martin, ed., Anti-Piketty - Capital for the 21st Century, Washington D.C. 2017, pp. 215-217.

"What Marx Means Today", Economic Affairs, Vol. 37, Issue 2, 2017, pp. 229-239.

"Brexit Lessons for the EU", The International Economy, Summer 2016, pp. 42-45; (Download, 421 KB).

"How to Rescue Greece and the Eurosystem", The International Economy, Spring 2015, p. 10.

"Ordoliberalism, Keynesianism and Neoclassical Economics", The International Economy, Winter 2015, pp. 38-39/56; (Download, 171 KB).

"Is the European Central Bank Losing Credibility? Or are Recent Criticms Overblown?", The International Economy, Spring 2012, pp. 20-21.

"Brexit: The Unintended Consequences. A Symposium of Views", The International Economy, Summer 2016, p. 8.

"Introduction: Competitiveness and Innovation: The Quest for Best"CESifo Forum 16, 2015, No. 3, p. 7-11; (Download, 837 KB).

"Do Not Perpetuate the Dutch Disease in Europe: Lessons from German Reunification for a European Fiscal Union" (together with Gerlinde Sinn), VOX, www.voxeu.org, November 1st, 2015. Also published as "Les leçons à tirer de la réunification allemande", Commentaire, No. 153, 2016, p. 181-185.

"It is time now for Greece’s public creditors to face the truth: the country is bankrupt"The International Economy, Spring 2015, p. 10.

"Why the Taxpayer is on the Hook", VOX, www.voxeu.org, February 24th, 2015.

"World Champion Capital Exporter", The International Economy, Summer 2014, XXVIII, No. 3, pp. 24–25.

"Introduction: Free Trade and Prosperity"CESifo Forum 15 (4), 2014, pp. 8-13; (Download, 2.1 MB). 

"Responsibility of States and Central Banks in the Euro Crisis"CESifo Forum 15 (1), 2014, pp. 3-36; (Download, 2.86 MB).

"For my Seventieth Birthday I Want a Gamsbart", in: München - Dynamischer Wirtschaftsstandort und Kulturraum im Herzen Europas / Dynamic Business Venue and Cultural Region in the Heart of Europe, Verlagshaus Bühn: München, 2013, pp. 174-177; (Download, 3 MB).

"Introduction: relaunching Europe: problems, reform strategies and future options"CESifo Forum 14 (3), 2013, pp. 8-13; (Download, 1.87 MB).

„A Question of Money“, The International Economy, Summer 2013, XXVII, No. 3, p. 54.

"Saving the European Union: Are Eurobonds the Answer?", (with George Soros), CESifo Forum 14 (2), 2013, pp. 41-48; (Download, 1.69 MB).

"The European Debt Crisis", in: T. J. Sargent, J. Vilmunen, ed., Macroeconomics at the Service of Public Policy, jubilee publication for 60th birthday of Seppo Honkapohja, Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2013 (paperback publication 2015), pp. 24–35; (Download 2.3 MB).

"European Imbalances" (with Akos Valentinyi), VOX, www.voxeu.org, March 9th, 2013.

"Mutualisation and Constitutionalisation" (with Harold James), VOX, www.voxeu.org, February 26th, 2013.

"Target Losses in Case of a Euro Breakup"CESifo Forum 13 (4), 2012, pp. 51-58; (Download, 214 KB). 

"How Target-Like Balances are Settled in the USA“, in: German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., ed., United States-German Economic Yearbook 2012 - Annual Survey: German American Business Outlook, 2012, pp. 44-48 (Download, 10 MB).

"Education and Training: the European Economy’s Best Hope - Introduction", CESifo Forum 13, 2012, No. 3, pp. 5-9; (Download, 2 MB).

"TARGET losses in case of a euro breakup", VOX, www.voxeu.org, October 22nd, 2012.

"De Europese fiscale unie. Beschouwingen over de ontwikkeling van de eurozone", in: Hans Verboven (red.), Vlaanderen en Europa, Noodzaak en grenzen van solidariteit, 2012, pp. 21-74 (Download, 3 MB)

"The ECB's actions will not have a good ending", The International Economy Spring 2012, XXVI, No. 2, p. 21.

"Fed versus ECB: How Target debts can be repaid"VOXwww.voxeu.org, March 10th, 2012.

"The European Balance of Payments Crisis: An Introduction"CESifo Forum 13 (Special Issue January 2012), 2012, pp. 3-10; (Download, 368 KB).

"The Threat to Use the Printing Press", VOX, www.voxeu.org, November 18th,  2011.

"How to Rescue the Euro: Ten Commandments"CESifo Forum 12 (4), 2011, pp. 52-56; (Download, 355 KB). 

"How to Rescue the Euro: Ten Commandments"VOX, www.voxeu.org, October 3rd, 2011.

"Europe at a Crossroads: The Role of the State in a Globalised Economy - Introduction", CESifo Forum12, 2011, No. 3, pp. 9-17 (Download, 1.2 MB).

"Germany’s Capital Exports Under the Euro"VOXwww.voxeu.org, August 2nd, 2011.

"Greek Tragedy"VOXwww.voxeu.org, July 26th, 2011.

„On and off Target"VOXwww.voxeu.org, 14. Juni 2011.

"Trade Imbalances – Causes, Consequences and Policy Measures: Ifo’s Statement for the Camdessus Commission", (with Teresa Buchen and Timo Wollmershäuser), CESifo Forum 12 (1), 2011, pp. 47-58; (Download, 151 MB).

"Tolls Instead of Traffic Jams", VOX, www.voxeu.org, September 17th, 2010.

"The Financial Crisis: The Way Forward - Introduction", CESifo Forum 11, 2010, No. 3, pp. 12-19; (Download, 1.7 MB).

"Why Germany Should Not Listen to the US"VOX, www.voxeu.org, July 15th, 2010.

"A Euro Rescue Plan", (with Wolfgang Franz, Clemens Fuest, Martin Hellwig), CESifo Forum 11 (2), 2010, pp. 101-104; (Download, 616 KB).

"A New Glass-Steagall Act?"VOXwww.voxeu.org, March 4th, 2010.

"Muffled Jumpstart"VOX, www.voxeu.org, November 9th, 2009.

"Shock Producers and Shock Absorbers in the Crisis", Development Outreach 11, 2009, No. 3, pp. 13-15; (Download, 898 KB).

"The Green Paradox"CESifo Forum 10 (3), 2009, pp. 10-13; (Download, 198 KB).

"Stuffing-the-Goose-Strategy"VOXwww.voxeu.org, April 4th, 2009.

"La Strategia dell'oca Farcita", in: Pino Buongiorno, ed., Il Mondo che Verrà – Idee e proposte per il dopo G8, UBE: Milano, 2009, p. 141-143; (Download, 229 KB).

"What Can Be Learned From the Banking Crisis"VOX, www.voxeu.org, December 17th, 2008.

"The End of the Wheeling and Dealing"CESifo Forum 9 (4), 2008, pp. 3-5; (Download, 345 KB).

"Mercado Laboral: Lecciones del Estado de Bienestar Alemán", Estudios Públicos, No. 109, verano 2008, pp. 6-36; (Download, 814 KB).

"Welcome and Introduction by Hans-Werner Sinn"CESifo Forum 9 (3), 2008, pp. 5-10; (Download, 2.1 MB).

"Greenhouse Gases: Demand Control Policies, Supply and the Time Path of Carbon Prices", VOX, www.voxeu.org, October 31st, 2007.

"Welcome and Introduction by Hans-Werner Sinn"CESifo Forum 8 (3), 2007, pp. 7-11; (Download, 1.44 MB).

"The 30 Billion Euro Deal", VOX, www.voxeu.org, July 22nd, 2007.

"Can Germany be Saved? The Malaise of the World’s First Welfare State", VOX, www.voxeu.org, June 19th, 2007.

"Europe and the new devision of labour: Introduction"CESifo Forum 7 (3), 2006, pp. 5-8; (Download, 919 KB).

"Europe and the Lisbon Goals: Are we halfway there? Introduction by Hans-Werner Sinn"CESifo Forum 6 (2), 2005, pp. 6-9; (Download, 676 KB).

"Closing Remarks"CESifo Forum 6 (2), 2005, pp. 67; (Download, 80 KB).

"Union Sociale, Migrations et Constitution Européenne. Le Risque de l'Intégration sans une vraie Politique Libérale et Sociale" (Social Union, Migration and European Constitution : The Risk of Integration Without a Truly Social and Liberal Policy), Commentaire 28, No. 109, 2005, pp. 45-49. Also published as speech at the Munich Economic Summit, CESifo Forum 5, No. 3, 2004, pp. 4-7; (Download, 1.41 MB).

"Europas sjuke man: En katedersocialists diagnos och terapi", Ekonomiskdebatt, Nr. 2/2004, pp. 6-18; (Download, 2.4 MB).

"The Ifo Institute’s Model for Reducing VAT Fraud: Payment First, Refund Later", (with Andrea Gebauer and Rüdiger Parsche), CESifo Forum 5 (2), 2004, pp. 30 - 34; (Download, 111 KB).

"A Constitution for Europe-Comments and Proposed Corrections", CESifo Forum 4, 2003, No. 1, pp. 47-49; (Download, 21 KB).

"A Social Union for the EU? Contra: Europe Does Not Need a Social Union"CESifo Forum 4 (4), 2003, pp. 36; (Download, 465 KB). 

"Europe In The Global Economy: Matching The U.S.?"CESifo Forum 4 (2), 2003, pp. 3-7; (Download, 1.06 MB).

"The New Systems Competition", in: Österreichische Nationalbank, ed., Competition of Regions and Integration in EMU, Vienna 2002, pp. 77-90; (Download, 77 KB).

"Europe after Enlargement", (with Horst Teltschik), CESifo Forum 3 (2), 2002, pp. 3-7; (Download, 720 KB). 

"Flight from the Old Euro-Area Currencies"CESifo Forum 2 (4), 2001, pp. 44-47; (Downlaod, 376 KB).

"Whither Systems Competition?", CESifo Forum 2, 2001, No. 3, p. 2 (Download, 25 KB).

"Editorial: In Defence of the Free Movement of Labour"CESifo Forum 2, 2001, Nr. 3, S. 2; (Download, 548 KB).

"The Deutschmark in Eastern Europe, Black Money and the Euro: On the Size of the Effect", (with Frank Westermann), CESifo Forum 2 (3), 2001, pp. 35-40; (Download, 200 KB).

"Immigration Following EU Eastern Enlargement", (with Martin Werding), CESifo Forum 2 (2), 2001, pp. 40-47; (Download, 925 KB).

"Social Welfare Reform", CESifo Forum 1, 2000, No. 4, pp. 25 - 26  (Download, 17 KB).

"The Euro, Interest Rates and European Economic Growth", (with Robert Koll), CESifo Forum 1 (3), 2000, pp. 30-31; (Download, 192 KB). 

"The accidental redistribution of seignorage wealth in the Eurosystem", (with Holger Feist), CESifo Forum 1 (3), 2000, pp. 27-29; (Download, 57 KB).

"Introducing: CESifo Forum - A new Quarterly"CESifo Forum 1 (1), 2000, pp. 2; (Download, 26 KB).