Notes on macro policy debates

“The envy motif is deeply rooted in the economic policy discourse in Europe”

In times of weak growth, it is easier to stir up envy

Feb 27 • 

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The austerity outlook in the euro area

An interview on the effects of fiscal consolidation on growth and public debt ratios

Feb 6 • 

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November 2024

Lindner claims Germany must meet EU austerity requirements that do not exist

The German finance minister is deceiving the public over fiscal consolidation

Nov 2, 2024 • 

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February 2024

The agreed reform of EU fiscal rules

A short-sighted compromise

Feb 23, 2024 • 

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Cutting corporate taxes is the wrong answer to Germany's growth problems

Germany's finance minister exaggerates positive economic effects of corporate tax cuts

Feb 14, 2024 • 

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November 2022

Challenging myths about Italy’s economy and macro policies

"Surprising" facts

Nov 10, 2022 • 

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August 2022

How the ECB is trying to prevent a new Euro crisis

Monetary policy-makers are using PEPP reinvestments to buy Italian government bonds while reducing the portfolio of German bonds

Aug 17, 2022 • 

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November 2021

Do higher public debt levels undermine growth?

I did an interview with the French magazine Atlantico about my recent study on this question

Nov 22, 2021 • 

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August 2021

Corporate tax cuts won't boost growth

Exaggerations in the German election campaign

Aug 16, 2021 • 

Philipp Heimberger

May 2021

German inflation worries and distorted memories of history

Misremembering Weimar promotes inflation concerns today

May 12, 2021 • 

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April 2021

Keynes, output gap nonsense and the EU’s fiscal rules

On the power of economic models in memory of Keynes

Apr 26, 2021 • 

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The political fight over a global minimum corporate tax rate

Empirical evidence suggests that tax competition has indeed contributed to falling corporate taxes

Apr 8, 2021 • 

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