Hans-Werner

"A German would rather say he had inherited his fortune than say he made it himself," the economist Hans-Werner Sinn once remarked to me.

Phelps on Culture and Dynamism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

It is disappointing that the Greeks are not grateful for the help from Germany and the EU, Hans-Werner Sinn, head of Munich's IFO Institute, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper.

Greek debt crisis: eurozone ministers delay decision on €12bn lifeline 2011

[Hans-Werner] Sinn shows that the combined effects of the German tax and social welfare system virtually guarantee that no breadwinner in a family with two children can end up with less than €1,500 a month, even without working at all.

Growth Inhibitors in Europe, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

"The economic growth engine is running smoothly," Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn said.

German Business Confidence Rises Nina Koeppen 2010

"On the whole, German firms remain very confident," Ifo president Hans-Werner Sinn said.

German Business Confidence Falls Nina Koeppen 2011

One of the German government's most senior and respected advisers, Hans-Werner Sinn , the president of the Ifo institute, argues that the European Central Bank is conducting a "stealth bailout" of the euro zone's periphery by massive lending to other national central banks through the ECB's TARGET2 settlement system.

Sorry, Professor Sinn, You're Way Off Target This Time Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

The euro zone's southern fringe could remain financially fragile "for decades," leading German economist Hans-Werner Sinn said Monday.

Greek Woes Fuel Fresh Fears Marcus Walker 2011

Not according to Hans-Werner Sinn , president of Germany's prestigious Ifo research institute.

Overheard: Bank, Pray, Plan 2011

Four eminent economists—Barry Eichengreen, Hans-Werner Sinn, Martin Feldstein and Pedro Solbes—weigh in on where the euro goes from here.

The Future of the Euro: A Symposium 2011

"Despite considerable risks at the international level, the situation of the firms in Germany remains excellent," said Hans-Werner Sinn , president of the Munich-based research institute Ifo.

German Business Confidence Falls Tom Fairless 2011