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Those Depressing Germans
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German reaction to the debt crisis in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
04/09/2009
Germany said to be turning nationalistic in this crisis, seeing Germany's economic successes as its own, and not accepting the advantage of export markets in Europe in strengthening Germany's economic position.
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New York Times 05/26/2010
Germany and years of underinvestment in infrastructure
06/06/2012
Germany's municipalities have a backlog of infrastructure spending needs of about 100 billion euros, according to KfW bank. Germany spends far less on infrastructure than the U.S., UK, Spain and other countries. Infrastructure spending is less than what is needed to take care of depreciation, much less than what is needed to rebuild it. Schools, bridges, roads have been neglected as Germany has focussed on exports. Infrastructure spending at 39.5 billion euros in 2012 was down by 9.5% from 2011 in inflation adjusted terms for Germany.
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Elites Flock to Anti-Euro Party, Alternative for Germany
New York Times 04/14/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germanyâs Neighbors Admonish It Over Surplus
New York Times 11/13/2013
Euro-Zone Inflation Returns to Record Low
Wall Street Journal 02/02/2014
Germany Considers Subsidies for Non-State Child Care
New York Times 06/06/2012
Germany’s flagging economy: Build some bridges and roads, Mrs Merkel
Economist 10/17/2014
Germany's exports to the U.S. 2011-2017
02/04/2013
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German Stocks Shift Toward Home
Wall Street Journal 08/18/2013
German Optimism Depends On Spanish Deficits
Wall Street Journal 09/25/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germanyâs Neighbors Admonish It Over Surplus
New York Times 11/13/2013
Germany's Secret Economic Weapon: a Vast Export Network
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2013
Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2015
The effects of a declining Euro on competitiveness and exports of Ireland, Italy, Spain, France and Germany
01/08/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/25/2011
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germany's Secret Economic Weapon: a Vast Export Network
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2013
Euro Displays Uncommon Strength
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Germany Propels Growth in Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2010
Spain Plans to Burn Its Bridges to Keep Vacationers on the Job
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2012
Economic growth in Germany 2011-2012
01/14/2010
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germany Propels Growth in Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2010
Growth in Euro Zone Stalls, Slowing Debt Crisis Solution
New York Times 08/16/2011
Industrial Production on the Rise in Germany
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2011
Germany Lowers Forecast, But Industry Is Optimistic
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2011
Euro Zone Shifted to Contraction From Stagnation in 2nd Quarter
New York Times 08/14/2012
Cultural divisions in the European Union
05/26/2010
Austerity programs, the pressure on Germany to fund the debt reduction programs in the EU, and historical allusions in the media, create a difference in cultural perceptions and cultural division in the European Union.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/26/2010
German Election Overturns Political Order
Wall Street Journal 09/23/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
The 'Silent Austerity' in Banking
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2014
The Rest of Europe vs. Germany
New York Times 02/16/2012
New York Times 02/19/2012
Austerity measures facing European countries in 2011-2013
11/13/2011
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German Election Overturns Political Order
Wall Street Journal 09/23/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
The 'Silent Austerity' in Banking
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2014
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/2014
New York Times 11/30/2014
Austerity in Europe Brings Bitterness Unknown in Postwar Era
New York Times 11/13/2011
The steps towards renegotiating the March 2012 bailout deal for Greece by the coalition governmment of Antonis Samaras
07/01/2011
Participation by the ECB, the IMF and the EC in negotiations with the new Greek government of Antonis Samaras to come up with a revised loan agreement for Greece. New Democracy's Samaras, the new prime minister of Greece in June 2012, has insisted that the terms should include ways in which Greece can return to growth, and the Democratic Left party, the third coalition partner, has insisted that the timetable for the deficit targets needs to be extended and the harshest austerity measures such as cutting the minimum wage be cancelled.
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Frenemies: Two Greek Rivals Hold Nation's Fate in Balance
Wall Street Journal 07/26/2011
A Warning Light to Alert the I.M.F.
New York Times 09/21/2011
EU Dismisses IMF's Criticism On Greek Bailout
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2013
Policy âTroikaâ for Europe Financial Woes at Odds
New York Times 06/07/2013
New York Times 06/23/2013
Greek Draft Budget Sees Primary Surplus, Return to Growth
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Italy, Spain and austerity measures- 2011-2013
08/08/2011
Analysts point to the austerity measures adopted by Italy and Spain much earlier than other countries in the eurozone. The risk now is cutting into muscle as growth for 2011 is expected to be below 1% in both countries. Italy say analysts is actually in surplus when the interest on debt is excluded.
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Italy Urged to Resist a Relapse in Spending
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Still Sputtering, Spain Turns Away From Cuts
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2013
German Election Overturns Political Order
Wall Street Journal 09/23/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Saying No to Austerity, Spain Unveils Tax Cuts
New York Times 06/20/2014
European Finance Ministers Support Investment Program
New York Times 09/14/2014
Ireland's austerity budgets
05/01/2012
Grouped Articles
Ireland Faces Seventh Year of Austerity
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Hardships Linger for a Mending Ireland
New York Times 12/11/2013
Ireland Faces Battle Over Europe Stability Treaty
New York Times 05/01/2012
European Finance Ministers Support Investment Program
New York Times 09/14/2014
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/2014
Eduardo Porter on the choices facing Germany in 2012-2013
06/26/2012
As European leaders jointly push Germany to accept deposit insurance for European banks, European banking regulation, and eurobonds, Porter looks at the choices facing Germany. Eichengren of UC Berkeley says Ms. Merkel may be trying to extract as many quid pro quos as possible as she continues to oppose all moves to aid financially troubled eurozone countries. In the end says Porter it is in Germany's interest to relent, as the costs have been overstated, Germany will not forfeit aid money, and Germany is the main beneficiary of the declining competitiveness of its neighbors. A return to the deutsche mark now would present deeper problems for Germany as its exports would decline.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germanyâs Neighbors Admonish It Over Surplus
New York Times 11/13/2013
Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe
New York Times 12/03/2013
Germany’s flagging economy: Build some bridges and roads, Mrs Merkel
Economist 10/17/2014
Why Germany Will Pay Up to Save the Euro
New York Times 06/26/2012
Report Suggests ECB Bank Supervision
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2012
Germany's exports
01/06/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 03/16/2010
German Stocks Shift Toward Home
Wall Street Journal 08/18/2013
German Optimism Depends On Spanish Deficits
Wall Street Journal 09/25/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germanyâs Neighbors Admonish It Over Surplus
New York Times 11/13/2013
Germany's Secret Economic Weapon: a Vast Export Network
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2013
Martin Feldstein on how a decline in the value of the euro would help reduce the current account and trade deficits of troubled eurozone countries
06/28/2012
Feldstein says a decline in the value of the euro would reduce imports and increase exports of troubled eurozone countries in relation to non-euro countries. This would help the economic recovery in these countries. A slower rate of wage growth in these countries and higher wage growth in Germany would help improve their competitiveness with Germany over time. These actions in addition to reforms and restructuring to improve labor competitiveness would help these countries return to growth.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/03/2013
Euro Displays Uncommon Strength
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2015
OECD Leading Indicators Point to Eurozone Revival
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2015
Weaker Euro Ripples Around World
Wall Street Journal 03/13/2015
A Weaker Euro Could Rescue Europe
Wall Street Journal 06/28/2012
Economic policies for a new CDU-SPD coalition government in Germany- 2013-2017
08/17/2010
A new coalition government of the CDU-SPD has support from the German public and includes such policies as raising the minimum wage to 8.50 euros an hour, tighter financial markets regulation, and a shift to a growth and employment strategy for the EU.
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Germany's Social Democrats Agree to Coalition Talks With Merkel
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
German Coalition Reaches Deal but Faces Tough Party Vote
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2013
Patchwork of Local Wage Laws Fuels Debate Over Raising Federal Minimum
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
New York Times 12/01/2013
Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe
New York Times 12/03/2013
Germany's economy- 2009-2013
01/14/2010
Grouped Articles
German Optimism Depends On Spanish Deficits
Wall Street Journal 09/25/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Growth in Germany Neared Zero at End of ’09
New York Times 01/14/2010
German Economy Posts Biggest Postwar Slide
Wall Street Journal 01/14/2010
Will Stress Tests Overcome Resistance to German Bank Reform?
New York Times 07/21/2010
Germany Regains Jobs Lost in Recession
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2010
The twin problems of lack of growth under austerity plans and overvalued currencies of Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal
06/24/2011
The twin problems of lack of growth and overvalued currencies under the solutions of austerity plans without debt reduction and a single euro currency create impossible odds for a resolution of the eurozone financial crisis. Germany's insistence on tough austerity measures, European banks delaying restructuring of bad loans similar to the U.S. Brady plan, failure of politicians in Italy and Greece to take early action, and small steps by policymakers, are compounding the effects of the eurozone crisis.
Grouped Articles
German Election Overturns Political Order
Wall Street Journal 09/23/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germany's Surplus Isn't the Problem
Wall Street Journal 11/11/2013
The 'Silent Austerity' in Banking
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2014
Italy Central Banker Is Open to 'Bad Bank'
Wall Street Journal 02/10/2014
Saying No to Austerity, Spain Unveils Tax Cuts
New York Times 06/20/2014
Faces in Spain as it battles high unemployment, higher sales taxes and other austerity spending cuts
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
Still Sputtering, Spain Turns Away From Cuts
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2013
Europe's Recession Sparks Grass-Roots Political Push
Wall Street Journal 05/21/2013
Spanish Jobless Rate Has First Drop in Two Years
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2013
German Election Overturns Political Order
Wall Street Journal 09/23/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Saying No to Austerity, Spain Unveils Tax Cuts
New York Times 06/20/2014
Faces of recession battered Greece as new austerity programs are adopted by the government
06/28/2011
Grouped Articles
EU Dismisses IMF's Criticism On Greek Bailout
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Greece’s prescription for a health-care crisis - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/22/2014
Across Athens, Graffiti Worth a Thousand Words of Malaise
New York Times 04/15/2014
Greek Patience With Austerity Nears Its Limit
New York Times 12/29/2014
Greece’s new prime minister wants Germany to pay for Nazi war crimes - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/26/2015
Why the March 2012 Greece bailout protects the EU, but is bad for Greece and for democracy
06/30/2011
Nothing to be proud of, says the Journal in its editorial on Feb. 29, 2012. For Greece the terms leave no hope for a return to growth, and that the two political parties in Greece were required to pledge their support for austerity measures against overwhelming public opposition in Athens says little for democracy. It would have been better for Greece to go into a planned default 2 years ago with steeper haircuts for European banks and reducing Greece's debt to a manageable level lower than the over 120% of GDP in 2020 of the March 2012 bailout plan, says the Journal.
Grouped Articles
EU Dismisses IMF's Criticism On Greek Bailout
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2013
Policy âTroikaâ for Europe Financial Woes at Odds
New York Times 06/07/2013
New York Times 11/03/2013
Wall Street Journal 03/12/2012
Greece’s new prime minister wants Germany to pay for Nazi war crimes - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/26/2015
Mirage of Economic Turnaround Masked New Greek Crisis in the Making
Wall Street Journal 07/05/2015
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