Speaker
Marcel FRATZSCHER
President - DIW Berlin
Marcel Fratzscher is President of DIW Berlin, one of the leading economic research institutes and think tanks in Europe, and Professor of Macroeconomics and Finance at Humboldt-University Berlin.
The work of Marcel Fratzscher focuses on topics in macroeconomics, monetary economics, financial markets and global economy. In September 2014, his book « The Germany Illusion : Why we overestimate our Economy and need Europe » was published. It reveals Germany’s economic weaknesses and discusses critically the crisis of Europe. In his recent book « The Battle for Redistribution – Why Germany is becoming more unequal“ (March 2016) Marcel Fratzscher analyses the problems of the economy and society due to the high and rising inequality in Germany.
His prior professional experience includes work as Head of the International Policy Analysis at the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2001 to 2012 ; the Peterson Institute for International Economics in 2000-01 ; before and during the Asian financial crisis in 1996-98 at the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia for the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) ; and shorter periods at the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.
He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute (EUI) ; a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government ; a B.A. in Philoso¬phy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford.
Publications (5 max.):
- https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-trade-surplus-by-marcel-fratzscher-2017-03
- https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-merkel-eu-leadership-by-marcel-fratzscher-2016-12?barrier=accessreg
- https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/germany-opposition-transatlantic-trade-partnership-by-marcel-fratzscher-2016-06?barrier=accessreg
- https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/rise-of-german-isolationism-by-marcel-fratzscher-2016-04?barrier=accessreg
- https://www.ft.com/content/54d0ed6e-fda7-11e6-8d8e-a5e3738f9ae4
Twitter Account: Twitter : MFratzscher
Blog : https://berlinoeconomicus.diw.de/
Interventions
Session 25
Is Euro Bringing Wealth?8 Jul 2017
15 : 30
Hôtel Maynier d’Oppède – Amphi Zyromski
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