EU Views: Markus Brunnermeier
Name: Markus Brunnermeier
Nationality: United States
Occupation(s): Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Economics and Director of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University
Connection to Europe: Brunnermeier’s research focuses on international financial markets and the macroeconomy with special emphasis on bubbles, liquidity, financial and monetary price stability. He is the author of The Euro and the Battle of Ideas (Princeton University Press, 2016).
Date of interview: March 2, 2017
In this episode of the EU Futures podcast, Markus K. Brunnermeier discusses the fundamental differences between the economic policies in France and Germany, presenting their ideological bases and historical contexts. Brunnermeier thinks that the European Union is capable of overcoming the challenges it faces if common ground could be found between the French and German positions. He is hopeful about the future of Europe, and the Eurozone, but believes that Europe needs a common vision and a big goal that can be only achieved together.