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Heiner Flassbeck

Heiner Flassbeck was chief macroeconomist at the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin from 1988 to 1998 and state secretary (vice minister) at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance in 1998–99. From 2003 to 2012, he was Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. He is the coeditor of Makroskop.

Articles by Heiner Flassbeck

Germany’s Trade Surplus: Causes and Effects

On January 25, 2015, in a free election, the Greek people exercised their right to decide the destiny of their country. A majority of the Greeks voted against austerity. SYRIZA, an outspoken left-wing party, came to power. Since that day, many European governments, led by Germany, have stubbornly refused to allow the Greek government to…