AGI At Issue Interview Series: Prof. Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens

In this latest installment of the AGI At Issue Interview Series, Executive Director Jack Janes and Senior Fellow Alexander Privitera sat down with Prof. Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens to discuss the current state of the euro zone crisis gripping Europe. Prof. Dr. Welfens provides some insights into what he believes must be undertaken to help alleviate the crisis and allow the euro zone to function like a more successful monetary union.

Prof. Dr. Welfens is a Jean Monnet Professor for European Economic Integration; Chair for Macroeconomics; President of the European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) at the University of Wuppertal.

June 21, 2012
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Paul J.J. Welfens

European Institute for International Economic Relations

Prof. Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens was a Geoeconomics Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AICGS. He was Jean Monnet Professor for European Economic Integration; chair for Macroeconomics; president of the European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) at the University of Wuppertal; Alfred Grosser Professorship 2007/08, Sciences Po, Paris; and Research Fellow, IZA, Bonn.