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Björn Hacker

Björn Hacker

Berlin

Dr Björn Hacker is Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin. Previously, he worked as a Policy Officer for European economic and social policy for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Articles

The European recovery is up in the air — again

Europe’s economies are being hit hard by the second wave. The EU’s recovery fund needs to be adjusted accordingly

A fiscal bazooka from Brussels?

The EU's recovery fund has finally seen the light of day. But this comes at a price: deep political rifts and painful [...]

Dangerous EU-phoria

Across-the-board support for the EU does more harm than good. We need to talk about markets and politics instead

Stabilising the Eurozone

A Europe-wide unemployment insurance scheme would make the EU more crisis-resistant

Merkel’s answer to Macron

The chancellor's proposals will not suffice to kickstart the Franco-German motor, nor to reconcile Italian voters with [...]