This page contains short articles that comment on current issues. These articles express opinions and ideas. They should not be viewed as reporting on research, although their content may be influenced by research that I and others have carried out. The articles may have been posted on blogs (in which case a link to the blog is provided).

June 2011

“The Euro Area Sovereign Debt Crisis: Secure the Debt and Modify Haircuts“, 2011, Swiss Finance Institute and CEPR, Occasional Paper Series N°11 – 01.

German Version:

“Stabilisierung der Euro-Zone durch Besicherung von Bonds“, 2011, in: Neue Züricher Zeitung, p. 23 (August 16, 2011).

Link to Batz.ch (Das Forum für Schweizer Wirtschaftspolitik)