Eijffinger, Sylvester, (2016), “Europe needs its own Alexander Hamilton”, VoxEU, 31 Αugust
The ECB is under fire from all sides for its inability to stimulate Europe’s economies. This column puts the case for an informal European ‘praesidium’ within the Eurogroup to coordinate wider stimulus and reform measures. This will inevitably lead to the appointment of a European finance minister – the Eurozone’s equivalent of Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury Secretary in the history of the US.
Relevant Posts
- Canton, Erik, Solera, Irune, (2016), “Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Reforms in Europe: what factors determine investments?”, European Commission, Discussion Paper 033, June
- Anna auf dem Brinke, Henrik Enderlein, Jörg Haas, (2016), “Why the Eurozone can’t agree on convergence. And how structural reforms can help”, Jacques Delors Institut Policy Paper 165, 24 Μay