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Hans-Olaf Henkel

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Hans-Olaf Henkel, a former president of the Federation of German Industries, is Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim.

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  1. François Hollande’s Tartuffe Syndrome
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    François Hollande’s Tartuffe Syndrome

    Dec 2, 2014 Brigitte Granville & Hans-Olaf Henkel condemn France's president for repeatedly making promises that he cannot keep.

  2. Deconstructing the Euro

    Deconstructing the Euro

    Mar 25, 2014 João Ferreira do Amaral, et al. propose a strategy for saving the European Union from the euro.

  3. Europe’s Procrustean Nightmare
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    Europe’s Procrustean Nightmare

    Apr 5, 2013 Hans-Olaf Henkel

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    Europe’s Year of Fundamental Choices

    Ana Palacio

    A volatile geopolitical environment, the loss of the US as a reliable partner, democratic backsliding in some member states, and declining economic competitiveness are just some of the challenges the EU will have to confront in 2025. How it addresses them will determine its future as a global actor.

     considers the complex array of internal and external challenges the European Union must confront in 2025.
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    Texas’s Online Age-Verification Law Must Be Overturned

    Lilian Coral & Prem Trivedi urge the US Supreme Court to protect internet users from legislation posing new privacy and security risks.
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    Revealing an Invisible Health Threat

    Angela Bandemehr & Albert Park tout deployment of hand-held X-ray devices to prevent lead poisoning in low- and middle-income countries.
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    Putin’s War Is Fueling Russian Stagflation

    Anders Åslund thinks a weakening economy will soon become a serious constraint on Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
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    What AI Means for Growth and Jobs

    Philippe Aghion, et al. think the technology has great potential to boost productivity without harming employment.
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    Shock-Proofing the UK Economy

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    No country wants external developments to drive up its borrowing costs and weaken its currency, which is what the UK is facing today, together with serious cyclical and structural challenges. But if the British government responds appropriately, recent market volatility might turn out to have a silver lining.

     urges the government to communicate better what it is doing to boost resilient growth – and to do more.
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    As Trump Returns, Sino-Indian Relations Are Changing

    Debasish Roy Chowdhury explains why one of America’s key allies is hedging its bets amid escalating global tensions.
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    Ricardo Hausmann on immigration, climate finance, economic complexity, and more

    Ricardo Hausmann urges the US to issue more H1-B visas, argues that Europe must become a military superpower in its own right, applies the “growth diagnostics” framework to Venezuela, and more.
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    Will Trump Crack the Mystery of COVID’s Origin?

    Brahma Chellaney urges the incoming US administration to tighten rules governing risky “gain-of-function” research.

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