Leading Economist: Germany cannot muddle through any longer | DW News

Economist Marcel Fratzscher says it is high time for the German government to be more honest about the necessary reforms and cuts. Projections for German growth are down to 0.5 % this year. The recent energy price crisis due to the war in the Middle East is hampering recovery. A measure such as a rebate on gas "is extremely poor policy", according to the president of the German Institute for Economic Research. 

Chapters:
0:00 Germany’s Economy Hit by War‑Driven Energy Prices
1:07 Is Germany Heading for Recession?
2:23 Public Debt and “Special Funds”: Can Government Spending Save Growth?
3:47 Energy Crisis Politics: Why Germany’s Government Looks Divided
5:40 Populism on the Rise: How Economic Fear Fuels the AfD
7:21 Germany’s Structural Economic Problems: Reforms Long Overdue
8:49 Why a Weak Germany Is Dragging Down Europe — But Not the World
14:15 A Way Out of the Crisis? Renewables, Energy Saving and EU Cooperation

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