The German debt brake—reform urgent
The Schuldenbremse is often depicted as a bulwark against inflation. Actually, it can contribute to rising prices.
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David Barkhausen
David Barkhausen is a research associate at the Institute of Political Science (IPW), Heidelberg University. His research focuses on the transformation of political discourse around monetary and fiscal policy and he is working on a dissertation on the German 'stability culture' in the eurozone.