Niels Thygesen

Writing for PS since 2002
5 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

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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Rebuilding Euro Governance
Paul Lachine

Rebuilding Euro Governance

Sep 23, 2010 Niels Thygesen

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An Agenda for Growth in Europe

An Agenda for Growth in Europe

Feb 23, 2006 Niels Thygesen

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Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?

Can the Stability Pact Be Reformed?

Nov 30, 2004 Niels Thygesen

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The Transatlantic Blame Game

The Transatlantic Blame Game

Sep 4, 2003 Niels Thygesen

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The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland

The “Ins” and “Outs” of Euroland

Jan 25, 2002 Niels Thygesen

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Reinforcing Fiscal Governance in the Eurozone

Reinforcing Fiscal Governance in the Eurozone

Dec 13, 2017 Niels Thygesen Niels Thygesen discusses how to fix Europe's Economic and Monetary Union.

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Niels Thygesen on Eurozone Fiscal Policy

Niels Thygesen on Eurozone Fiscal Policy

Nov 16, 2017 Niels Thygesen discusses the role of fiscal policy in managing the eurozone economies.

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The West’s Arrested Social Development

Helmut K. Anheier

In 1995, the sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf argued that developed countries’ “overriding task” for the subsequent decade was to "square the circle of wealth creation, social cohesion, and political freedom.” More than two decades later, most have not even attempted that feat.

Impeachment and the Wider World

Carl Bildt

As with the proceedings against former US Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump is ultimately a domestic political issue that will be decided in the US Congress. But, unlike those earlier cases, the Ukraine scandal threatens to jam up the entire machinery of US foreign policy.