I argue here that Germany gained an important political advantage through the way in which we re-organised the financial structure since the Euro.
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Euroarea financial structure produces, I argued in 2019, a macro-financial mix that is very problematic: (conditional) monetary activism and fiscal austerity.
You see with coronavirus why this is problematic.
You see with coronavirus why this is problematic.