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Ulrike Malmendier on Making Germany Grow Again

Ulrike Malmendier on Making Germany Grow Again

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May 29, 202518m 18s

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While the German economy has been one of Europe's strongest for decades, its performance in recent years has fallen short of expectations. Why is this once economic powerhouse now lagging? Ulrike Malmendier is a professor of economics and finance at the University of California, Berkeley, and serves on the German Council of Economic Advisors to the German government. In this podcast, Malmendier says an aging population and a lack of workers are contributing to the country's economic woes.

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