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Merkel's caution has made Germany the great economic underachiever of our times

  • Written by Muhammad Ali Nasir, Associate Professor in Economics and Finance, University of Huddersfield
Merkel's caution has made Germany the great economic underachiever of our timesAngela Merkel 2015 portrait by Colin Davidson.Raymong Tang

Germans are taking to the polls on September 26 to elect the members for the 20th Bundestag. For the first time in 16 years, there will be a new chancellor as Angela Merkel steps down. Germany has been through some enormous challenges during her tenure, including the global financial...