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HARDtalk: Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts

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16/09/2014

Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts

Stephen Sackur asks if Europe is facing a Japanese-style prolonged economic stagnation.

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?

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