This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013. Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org/. At an event like the Global Economic Symposium 2013 recently held in Kiel that proclaimed a global outlook but was distinctly weighted towards Europe in terms of speakers and audience, it was very interesting to share impressions […]

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