# Blog

The three dangers of Brexit

This op-ed was originally published in Bruegel, Nikkei, Nikkei Asian Review, Manager Magazin, Finance, Sina and Naftemporiki. It will also appear in Gazeta Prawna, Público and Hospodarske Noviny. As the June 23 U.K. ref...

30th May 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2521 views

# Blog

Testimony on European Deposit Insurance System

I gave a presentation to the European Parliament’s ECON committee on European deposit insurance. Below is a summary of the main points I made, also published on Bruegel. It is welcome that the European Union and th...

23rd May 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2489 views

# Blog

European financing for the European refugee crisis

This op-ed was published on Bruegel and in La Repubblica, El Pais, and Naftemporiki, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, L’Opinion and Dienas Bizness. As countries are struggling to implement the EU-Turkey deal on refugees, ...

11th May 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2499 views

# Blog

Brazil can learn from Spain: don’t delay adjustment

This post first appeared in the FT’s beyond brics blog. Brazil’s economy and politics have long been playing with fire. Now the rest of the world risks getting burnt by waiting for the crisis to be addressed domest...

10th May 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2345 views

# Blog

Youth unemployment in the Mediterranean region and its long-term implications

Youth unemployment in the Mediterranean region has consequences for the whole of Europe. Tackling youth unemployment in the region must continue to be a high policy priority. This piece was first published on Bruegel and...

14th April 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2241 views

# Blog

How to make the EU-Turkey deal work

A version of this op-ed was originally published in Politico Europe. It also appeared in Hurriyet, Capital, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, and Kathimerini, and will be in Vasarnapi Hirek Critics have calle...

11th April 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2156 views

# Blog

Mere criticism of the ECB is no solution

This piece was first published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung in a shortened version. It is also published in various national newspapers, including Le Monde. The eurozone remains in a deep, largely...

10th April 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2870 views

# Blog

ECB decisions put lack of fiscal union in the spotlight

Fiscal policy in the euro area is hardly supporting the recovery and the ECB. The EU needs a a proper fiscal union in order to stabilise the economy and inflation. We see four main avenues for achieving a viable fiscal f...

1st April 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2071 views

# Blog

The UK’s sovereignty myth

Those who argue that Brexit would let the UK “take back sovereignty” overlook the impact of trade on domestic law-making. This op-ed has also been published on Bruegel, in Kathimerini, Público, Die Zeit, Finans, Nikkei V...

17th March 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2968 views

# Blog

The G20’s structural reform agenda should address income gap and financial system fragility

G20 leaders must address major issues like the distribution of income and the structure of our financial systems in order to combat the deeper underlying causes of weak global demand. A version of this op-ed was also pub...

15th March 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2407 views