May
27
Amassing Sovereign Debt – U.S. out; Germany in?
WWW
May 27, 2025
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11:00 am
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12:00 pm
Virtual
Talks
Waiting room opens at 10:50 AM, event begins at 11 AM

In the United States, the new administration is taking steps to address the soaring national debt, fulfilling a promise made by Donald Trump during his election campaign. Meanwhile, in Germany, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for an unprecedented spending package of €500 billion to fund critical infrastructure projects and increased defense spending, breaking with his earlier stance against altering the so-called debt-brake, which had been enshrined in the German constitution.

Join 1014 and the American Council on Germany for a virtual discussion on May 27 with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Presidium at the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, to explore how sovereign debt can serve as a valuable tool for financing government expenditures and investments, while also examining the risks associated with potential mismanagement and the dangers of allowing debt to reach unsustainable levels.

Biographies

Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther has been Director and Member of the Presidium of the German Economic Institute since July 2004. From 1982 to 1987, he studied economics, as well as medieval and modern history, at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen. Upon completion of his doctorate in economics, he became a member of the scientific staff of the Council of Experts for the Evaluation of Macroeconomic Development in 1991. In 1995 he was appointed Secretary General of the German Council of Economic Advisers. In 1999, he joined DekaBank as chief economist and in 2001 additionally as Division Manger economics and communication.

Since August 2001 Prof. Hüther is Honorary Professor at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and since April 2019 Prof. Hüther is chair of the supervisory board of TÜV Rheinland AG.

In the academic year 2016-17 and in autumn 2019 he was Gerda Henkel Adjunct Professor in the Department of German Studies at Stanford University, CA, USA.

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In the United States, the new administration is taking steps to address the soaring national debt, fulfilling a promise made by Donald Trump during his election campaign. Meanwhile, in Germany, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for an unprecedented spending package of €500 billion to fund critical infrastructure projects and increased defense spending, breaking with his earlier stance against altering the so-called debt-brake, which had been enshrined in the German constitution.

Join 1014 and the American Council on Germany for a virtual discussion on May 27 with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Presidium at the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, to explore how sovereign debt can serve as a valuable tool for financing government expenditures and investments, while also examining the risks associated with potential mismanagement and the dangers of allowing debt to reach unsustainable levels.

Biographies

Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther has been Director and Member of the Presidium of the German Economic Institute since July 2004. From 1982 to 1987, he studied economics, as well as medieval and modern history, at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen. Upon completion of his doctorate in economics, he became a member of the scientific staff of the Council of Experts for the Evaluation of Macroeconomic Development in 1991. In 1995 he was appointed Secretary General of the German Council of Economic Advisers. In 1999, he joined DekaBank as chief economist and in 2001 additionally as Division Manger economics and communication.

Since August 2001 Prof. Hüther is Honorary Professor at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and since April 2019 Prof. Hüther is chair of the supervisory board of TÜV Rheinland AG.

In the academic year 2016-17 and in autumn 2019 he was Gerda Henkel Adjunct Professor in the Department of German Studies at Stanford University, CA, USA.

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May
27
WWW
Amassing Sovereign Debt – U.S. out; Germany in?
May 27, 2025
/
11:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Virtual
Talks
Waiting room opens at 10:50 AM, event begins at 11 AM

In the United States, the new administration is taking steps to address the soaring national debt, fulfilling a promise made by Donald Trump during his election campaign. Meanwhile, in Germany, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for an unprecedented spending package of €500 billion to fund critical infrastructure projects and increased defense spending, breaking with his earlier stance against altering the so-called debt-brake, which had been enshrined in the German constitution.

Join 1014 and the American Council on Germany for a virtual discussion on May 27 with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Presidium at the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, to explore how sovereign debt can serve as a valuable tool for financing government expenditures and investments, while also examining the risks associated with potential mismanagement and the dangers of allowing debt to reach unsustainable levels.

Biographies

Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther has been Director and Member of the Presidium of the German Economic Institute since July 2004. From 1982 to 1987, he studied economics, as well as medieval and modern history, at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen. Upon completion of his doctorate in economics, he became a member of the scientific staff of the Council of Experts for the Evaluation of Macroeconomic Development in 1991. In 1995 he was appointed Secretary General of the German Council of Economic Advisers. In 1999, he joined DekaBank as chief economist and in 2001 additionally as Division Manger economics and communication.

Since August 2001 Prof. Hüther is Honorary Professor at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and since April 2019 Prof. Hüther is chair of the supervisory board of TÜV Rheinland AG.

In the academic year 2016-17 and in autumn 2019 he was Gerda Henkel Adjunct Professor in the Department of German Studies at Stanford University, CA, USA.

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