Niels Thygesen is Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Copenhagen, and was an independent member of the Delors Committee on Economic and Monetary Union in 1988 and 1989.
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Niels Thygesen
Commentaries by Niels Thygesen
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Rebuilding Euro Governance
COPENHAGEN – Europe’s sovereign-debt problems have prompted a search for more effective approaches to economic governance in the European Un…
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An Agenda for Growth in Europe
A recent OECD study reminds us, once again, that per capita income levels are roughly 30% lower in the euro area, as well as in the three la…
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Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?
The European Commission recently proposed important changes to how the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is to be implemented. Now the Commiss…
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The Transatlantic Blame Game
As if the diplomatic spat over Iraq weren't bad enough, relations between America and Europe are being slowly poisoned by divergent economic…
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The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland
The smooth appearance of euro notes and coins has triggered a valuable reconsideration of European monetary union’s ultimate aims. Two views…
