Christian Odendahl
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German politics is dominated by Angela #Merkel. In 2021, kids will ask whether boys like @OlafScholz can become Chancellor, too. So who will win the Merkel vote? /thread Merkel has
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In the future, we will (have to) talk about a #wealth tax to pay for the economic and fiscal fallout of #Covid19. Germany had a massive one after #WW2. Here
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Germany is extending its already impressive liquidity scheme for companies, this time #SMEs are in focus. #Covid19 /quick thread SMEs can now borrow up to 800k (or 3 months revenue,
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Together with @lucasguttenbergand @GrundSebastian: a proposal for a European fiscal response. #Coronabond /threadhttps://voxeu.org/article/pandemic-solidarity-instrument-eu We propose that the EU borrows 440 billion on markets, backed by guarantees.
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#Germany has increased the number of intensive care #beds quite quickly, from 28k to 40k, of which 15-20k are available. I was curious why, so I asked a health economist.
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