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Adam Tooze

Adam Tooze

New York City

Adam Tooze is Professor at Columbia University, focussing on the history of economics. In addition to that, Tooze leads the European Institute at Columbia.

Articles

Economy and ecology | 12.07.2021

The climate crisis is a way out of monetary orthodoxy

The European Central Bank has completed its first strategic review in 18 years. As modest as the conclusions may be, it has broken new ground — on [...]

European integration | 24.05.2021

Europe's debt hawks are flapping their wings

The question of public debt hangs over Europe’s future — and debt hawks already push for post-pandemic fiscal consolidation. That would be a mistake

Economy and ecology | 05.04.2021

Europe’s path to decarbonisation

Is a just transition for Europe realistic? Adam Tooze sets out the challenge to achieve net-zero by 2050

European integration | 01.02.2021

Europe’s ‘long-Covid’ economic frailty

Last year’s agreement on an EU recovery package was widely celebrated. This year its inadequacy will sink in

European integration | 02.12.2020

Europe's worst case scenario

In 2020 Europe’s economy has been on life support. Ending it prematurely could spell disaster unlike anything seen in 2008

Economy and ecology | 22.10.2020

China takes the climate stage

China's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2060 is the most dramatic move in climate politics since the Paris Agreement

Foreign and security policy | 05.10.2020

The politics of currencies

The neoliberal model of economic governance is in open dissolution. One of the main fault-lines is the politics of money

Europe | 08.07.2020

Carbon pricing and the exit from fossil fuels

The European Green Deal and young Europeans’ activism are fostering a virtuous circle favouring more rapid decarbonisation

Europe | 25.05.2020

Time to expose the reality of ‘debt market discipline’

As another sovereign-debt crisis looms, Adam Tooze warns against repeating the same mistakes made during the last crisis

Europe | 13.04.2020

‘Coronabonds’ and Europe’s north-south divide

The Eurogroup’s decision to reject coronabonds will leave destabilising political scars across the European Union

Europe | 05.03.2020

Hard truths about the eurozone crisis

There has been little honest reflection within the European Commission about the eurozone crisis. Until now?

Economy and ecology | 23.01.2020

The fierce urgency of COP26

With a US administration under Trump, European unity and leadership is the only hope for driving China's climate ambitions

Europe | 13.11.2019

The German impasse

When it comes to reforming the eurozone, Germany's defensive rhetoric of resentment and betrayal doesn't help

Europe | 29.07.2019

The IMF bargain

Europe must get beyond seeing the head of the International Monetary Fund as part of the spoils from Bretton Woods

Europe | 11.06.2019

Europe’s coal problem

The eurozone muddled through its crisis at Germany’s behest. The climate emergency is much too serious for that

Europe | 07.05.2019

Output gap nonsense

How misleading statistics have led to terrible economic policy-making in the EU since 2008

Europe | 19.03.2019

What are central banks for?

10 years after the financial crisis, the eurozone remains mired in unemployment. We need a new approach to central banking

Europe | 27.06.2018

Sharing the risk

Germany expects other EU member states to follow the rules. But when it comes to its own defence spending, it thinks the rules don’t apply