German policy during the Eurozone crisis supposedly follows an ordoliberal tradition. In this paper, we discuss to what extent this contention holds and to what extent Germany pragmatically responded to different crisis phenomena. A proper analysis of ordoliberal thinking reveals that the...

German policy during the Eurozone crisis supposedly follows an ordoliberal tradition. In this paper, we discuss to what extent this contention holds and to what extent Germany pragmatically responded to different crisis phenomena. A proper analysis of ordoliberal thinking reveals that the...

Ordoliberalism is often accused as being responsible for Germany's policy stance during the Eurozone crisis. Ordoliberalism originates from the so-called Freiburg School of Economics, founded by Walter Eucken during the 1930s at the University of Freiburg, which is in fact in Germany. It is...

Die Corona-Krise wirkt wie ein Brandbeschleuniger in der Diskussion um das Ausmaß staatlichen Einflusses in der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft. Soll sich der Staat in Deutschland und Europa stärker steuernd in das Wirtschaftsgeschehen einmischen oder wird es vielmehr Zeit, den Marktmechanismen...