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Geo-Economics and Politics
PhD, University of Bonn. Formerly with the European Commission and Deutsche Bundesbank. Taught at the universities of Pittsburgh and Brussels. Currently, Director, Bruegel. Member, French prime minister's Conseil d'Analyse Economique. Regularly testifies before the European Finance Ministers' ECOFIN meeting, the European Parliament and national parliaments. Research focuses on the European economy and governance, on fiscal and monetary policy, and on global finance.