Is it Still not Politics, Stupid? The Eurozone’s Balancing Act Between Cyclical Growth and Structural Reforms

The Eurozone was the big positive surprise of the global economy in 2017. Growth has returned, unemployment is dropping and anti-European sentiment has been defeated; for now. Will Eurozone policymakers use the “good times” to move ahead with further integration or does the Eurozone first need another existential crisis before bold steps will be taken? And, what exactly is it that could make the monetary union more resilient?

Speaker: Carsten Brzeski, Chief German Economist, ING Bank

Sponsors: RCC; Center for European Studies at Hatvard University; European Economic Policy Forum; EU Law and Government Study Group