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Author Archives: Harald Sander
Book and Chapter on Environmental Finance and Sustainability out!
Just in time to the United Nations Conference on Climate Change the Handbook of Environmental and Sustainable Finance, edited by Vikash Ramiah and Greg Gregorio has been published to which I have contributes a chapter on “What Holds Back Eco-Innovations? A “Green Growth Diagnostics” … Continue reading
Posted in eco-innovations, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, eco-innovations, green growth diagnostics
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New Working Paper: Deposit Insurance in Times of Crises: Safe Haven or Regulatory Arbitrage?
In a new working paper, co-authered with Stefanie Stefanie Kleimeier and Shusen Qi, we examine the impact of deposit insurance (DI) schemes on bilateral cross-border deposits. Our results suggest that not only the existence of explicit DI, but also DI design features, which reflect … Continue reading
The use of overly intrusive conditionality in Greece is threatening the European project
A Greek default may be only a matter of weeks away unless an agreement on the reform programme between Greece and “the institutions” will be reached. But Greece demands to renegotiate the whole programme, while the institutions, fearing a precedent, … Continue reading
Posted in conditionality, Euro crisis, fiscal policy
Tagged conditionality, eurozone, financial crisis, political trilemma
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The ‘Juncker plan’ does not offer a genuine path to boosting the Eurozone’s recovery
The €315 billion European investment initiative – the so called ‘Juncker plan’ – was accepted by EU finance ministers on 10 March and is expected to go operational as a new “European Fund for Strategic Investment” (EFSI) by mid-2015. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Euro crisis, fiscal policy
Tagged eurozone, financial crisis, fiscal policy, Juncker plan
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Quantitative easing: Germans have nothing to lose but their fears!
The European Central Bank is due to decide whether and how to undertake quantitative easing (QE) via large-scale purchases of government debt on secondary markets. For Germany – as the Eurozone’s largest economy and one with a decidedly conservative monetary stance – … Continue reading
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Tagged ECB, eurozone, financial crisis, fiscal policy, quantitative easing
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On the road to Asia: why Germany and the Eurozone want a trade deal with Australia
Shortly after the G20 summit in Brisbane, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced initiatives to increase trade and investment relations between Germany and Australia. Both parties agreed to set up a joint working group to identify future … Continue reading
Posted in trade, trade agreements
Tagged Australia, eurozone, regional trading agreements, T-TIP, trade
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The case for using public investment to boost growth in the Eurozone is overwhelming
One year after the Eurozone’s much hyped ‘recovery’, signalled by some green shoots in the second quarter of 2013, the region’s quarterly economic growth is flat again. Even Germany’s growth prospects have been revised downward, and recent IMF estimates point to an almost 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged ECB, eurozone, financial crisis, fiscal policy
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Draghi calls for spending to rescue Euro – but will governments do ‘whatever it takes’?
In July 2012 European Central Bank president Mario Draghi famously announced that the ECB would do “whatever it takes” to rescue the Euro. And he added: “Believe me, it will be enough.” In fact, it has so far been enough to avoid … Continue reading
Posted in Euro crisis, financial crisis, financial stability, fiscal policy
Tagged ECB, eurozone, fiscal policy, Mario Draghi
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Comparative Economic Studies dedicates a special issue to global banking symposium
Comparative Economic Studies dedicates a special issue to the Maastricht symposium “Global Banking, Financial Stability, and Post-Crisis Policy Challenges” in the June 2014 issue. In this special issue the panelists reflect on the symposium discussions and share their views on the … Continue reading
Cultural borders limit financial integration during financial crises times
In a recent working paper, co-authored with Stefanie Kleimeier and Sylvia Heuchemer, we provide new evidence on the “resurgence of cultural borders in international finance during the financial crisis”. We show that cultural differences across countries act as invisible borders … Continue reading
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