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Philippa Sigl-Glöckner on the Debt Brake, German Fiscal Policy, and Full Capacity Utilization
Philippa Sigl-Glöckner on the Debt Brake, German Fiscal Policy, and Full Capacity Utilization
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49 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2021
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Philippa Sigl-Glöckner is the director of the German think tank Dezernat Zukunft, or the Institute for Macrofinance, and was formerly a part of the German Federal Ministry of Finance. Philippa joins Macro Musings to talk about fiscal policy in Germany, as well as her new paper, *A New Fiscal Policy for Germany*. Specifically, David and Philippa discuss the historical context for German fiscal policy, the three big economic challenges for Germany, and how the country can achieve full capacity utilization in the future. Transcript for the episode can be found here: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings Philippa’s Twitter: @PhilippaSigl Philippa’s website: http://philippasigl.com/ Philippa’s Forbes profile: https://www.forbes.com/profile/philippa-sigl-glockner/?sh=383fb0233d30 Related Links: *A New Fiscal Policy for Germany* by Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Max Krahe, Pola Schneemelcher, Florian Schuster, Viola Hilbert, Henrika Meyer https://dezernatzukunft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/A-new-fiscal-policy-for-Germany.pdf David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth
Released:
Sep 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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