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Es besteht die Gefahr, dass die Umstellung auf Elektrofahrzeuge entgleist, wenn die Interessen bestehender Stakeholder ignoriert werden.

The Brexit deal is much better for UK carmakers than no deal, but the industry needs a large-scale battery supply chain to survive.

The green transition must also be just, as otherwise conservative producer coalitions might derail its course.

Concerns about Zombie firms in Germany are unwarranted, as financial scrutiny is by institutional relationships between banks and SMEs.

How can we compare the impact of Covid-19 on different countries across the world? Tim Vlandas proposes a pandemic ‘misery index'.

Bob Hancké points out the consequences of Germany's silent wage rebalancing for EMU from a practical and theoretical perspective.

Mini-reactors could be a new hope for nuclear energy production, according to Rolls Royce. Laurenz Mathei takes a look at their proposal.

Is the German BaFin ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century? Dustin Voss argues its powers need to be beefed up.

Read what's wrong with Deutsche Bank’s economics department's suggestion to tax WFH so that essential workers could be paid a proper wage.

Covid-19 has a profound impact on the labour market. This post sets the scene and offers an overview of the other articles in this dossier.