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Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts

Is the dominance of Germany's economic model now Europe's biggest problem?

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鈥檚 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)

23 minutes

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  • Wed 17 Sep 2014 08:05GMT
  • Wed 17 Sep 2014 19:05GMT

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