“You are a sinner state and you were punished by the markets, not Germany”

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Joe Stiglitz, David McWilliams and two other economists at the Google Zeitgeist European event, ably chaired by Stephanie Flanders… Really really good conversation. There’s a few good ideas flying around in there… Some classy needling between McWilliams and the German guy, out of which the title is just one memorable quote…

Read also:

Larry Elliott in the Guardian

Martin Wolf in the FT

Joe Stiglit and Michael Cragg in the Irish Times

–  And Pete on how politics into economics in the Euro crisis just won’t go


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