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Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts

Stephen Sackur asks Peter Bofinger, who sits on Germany's Council of Economic Experts, if Europe is facing a Japanese-style prolonged economic stagnation.

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? Stephen Sackur 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?

30 minutes

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Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Peter Bofinger

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