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Warum ohne mehr Integration weitere Krisen drohen. Elf deutsche Ökonomen, Politologen und Juristen – die Glienicker Gruppe – entwickeln Vorschläge für ein vertieftes Europa
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The case for taxing financial transactions merely to raise more revenues from the financial sector is not particularly strong. Better alternatives to tax the financial sector are likely to be available. However, a tax on financial transactions could be justified in order to limit socially undesirable transactions when more direct means of doing so are […]
Blog Post
A version of this op-ed was published in Die Zeit Zwei Okonomen, zwei Meinungen: Jakob von Weizsacker zieht gemeinsame Anleihen der Euro-Lander immer neuen Rettungsschirmen vor. Michael Huther halt dagegen und warnt: Solche Papiere reizen erst recht zum Schuldenmachen Pro Euro-Bonds sind weder Teufelszeug noch Allheilmittel. Aber sie konnten zu einem zentralen Baustein fur die […]
External Publication
In this paper for Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, the authors elaborate how the Blue and Red Bonds idea can help to overcome the crisis in the euro area. This publication is based on the Bruegel policy brief "The Blue Bond proposal" published in May 2010, and on the policy contribution "Eurobonds: The blue bond concept and its […]
Policy Contribution
This paper revisits the Blue Bond proposal, published in May 2010. It discusses its implications and addresses some of the comments and criticisms received in response to the proposal.
Policy Brief
This Policy Brief proposes a Blue Bond to resolve high debt levels in vulnerable states.
External Publication
On 4 March Notre Europe launched the second edition of Think Global Act European. This issue, dedicated to the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Trio Presidency, compiles analysis and recommendations from 14 different think tanks on the different issues concerning the changing role of the rotating presidency and the trio themselves. Bruegel has contributed with three […]
Policy Contribution
Based on their contribution to the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, in this Policy Contribution Resident Fellows Zsolt Darvas and Jakob von Weizsäcker discuss the merits of the much-discussed financial-transaction tax. They argue that the case for taxing financial transactions for the sake of not raising revenue is relatively weak, but a financial-transaction […]
External Publication
Resident Fellows Zsolt Darvas and Jakob von Weizsäcker wrote this paper on the pros and cons of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) following testimony von Weizsäcker gave for the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. They argue that a small tax on financial transactions is justifiable in order to limit socially undesirable […]
Policy Brief
This Policy Brief was adapted from a paper written by the three authors and presented by Bruegel Director Jean Pisani-Ferry at the informal ECOFIN Council meetings in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1 Oct. In the brief, the authors argue that bank recapitalisation and restructuring should be a matter of urgency for EU member states and that […]
Policy Contribution
Through Bruegel’s role on the Monetary Experts Panel for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Bruegel scholars contributed to the Committee’s Monetary Dialogue with the European Central Bank meeting on 28 September. In this briefing paper for the Panel, Director Jean Pisani-Ferry and Resident Fellow Jakob von Weizsäcker point out that, in the […]