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Simon Tilford

Simon Tilford is Chief Economist at the Center for European Reform.

Commentaries by Simon Tilford

  • Newsart for Can Draghi Be Believed?

    Can Draghi Be Believed?

    LONDON – Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, has repeatedly claimed that the ECB will do everything necessary to save …

  • Newsart for Eurozone Chutzpah and the IMF

    Eurozone Chutzpah and the IMF

    LONDON – Eurozone policymakers and politicians are in no doubt: they have done their part to support the currency union’s struggling members…

  • Newsart for Eurobonds or Bust

    Eurobonds or Bust

    LONDON – The eurozone’s institutional weaknesses have been laid bare. The attempt to run a common monetary policy without a common treasury …

  • Newsart for Europe’s Competitiveness Trap

    Europe’s Competitiveness Trap

    LONDON – A flawed understanding of what drives economic growth has emerged as the gravest threat to recovery in Europe. European policymaker…

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  • Can Draghi Be Believed?

    Ross Clem: Both positions have merit and are changing. Wouldn't it be more enlightening if the crisis were viewed as an evolving problem and solution rather than a problem that can be solved by a single decisio…

  • Can Draghi Be Believed?

    André Rebentisch: Do you remember the Balkan wars where the UN troops commander said he was about to defend the people in their blue helmet zone? The UN found that quite a bit over the top and called him back. Equally …