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Why Germany is not a model for the eurozone
Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 October 2010
Whatever happened to the G20?
Insight by Katinka Barysch, 14 April 2010
Narrowing the Atlantic: The way forward for EU-US trade and investment
Report by Philip Whyte, 29 April 2009

Europe's trade strategy: Promise or peril?

TGAE report, Report by John Springford, 02 May 2013

Europe's growth strategy is based on a larger trade surplus with the rest of the world, to make up for slow domestic growth, as consumers are weighed down by debt.
Freeing the transatlantic economy – prospects, benefits and pitfalls

Insight by Philip Whyte, 20 February 2013

The EU and the US would benefit from freeing up transatlantic commerce. To succeed, they must agree some rules of engagement and stick to them.
Britain should abandon hope of a revival in EU demand

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
The Guardian, 04 February 2013

The British government's attempt to rebalance the UK economy has failed. In 2012, the deficit on the country's current account (the broadest measure of foreign trade) was larger than in any year since 1990.
Eurozone slump derails Britain's economic strategy

Insight by Simon Tilford, 28 January 2013

The British government's drive to rebalance the UK economy has foundered on falling exports to the EU; UK exports to the rest of the world are booming.
How to build European services markets

Policy brief by John Springford, 28 September 2012

European services markets are still overwhelmingly national. There are big economic gains to be made from opening them up.
Global trade imbalances threaten free trade

Insight by Simon Tilford, 17 October 2011

The G20 needs a strategy to rebalance demand between the surplus and deficit economies if the world is to avoid a slide into protectionism.
Why Germany is not a model for Europe

Opinion piece by Philip Whyte
Der Tagesspiel, 10 November 2010

Germany's economy has been winning numerous plaudits of late. It is not hard to see why. Previously much-vaunted economies "Ireland, Spain, the UK and the US, to name just four" lived way beyond their means for far too long.
Why Germany is not a model for the eurozone

Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 October 2010

Many Europeans believe that confidence in the eurozone is best restored by turning the region into a larger version of present-day Germany. However, Germany is not the world-beating economy of current myth.

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