EPISODE · Sep 17, 2014 · 23 MIN
Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts
from The Interview · host BBC World Service
Is the Eurozone economy turning Japanese? Flat-lining growth, depressed prices and a general air of economic despondency are surely warning signs of a Japanese-style prolonged stagnation. Can Europe's economic policymakers turn things around? Hardtalk speaks to Peter Bofinger, who sits on Germany’s Council of Economic Experts - is the dominance of Germany's economic model now Europe's biggest problem?(Photo: Peter Bofinger, German economist. Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)
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Is the Eurozone economy turning Japanese? Flat-lining growth, depressed prices and a general air of economic despondency are surely warning signs of a Japanese-style prolonged stagnation. Can Europe's economic policymakers turn things around? Hardtalk speaks to Peter Bofinger, who sits on Germany’s Council of Economic Experts - is the dominance of Germany's economic model now Europe's biggest problem?(Photo: Peter Bofinger, German economist. Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)
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