The German economy at the end of the Merkel era

In a few weeks, Angela Merkel will step down as Chancellor, a post she has held since 2005. As the helm of the EU’s leading economy, she has experienced the Great financial crisis (2008), the Eurozone sovereign debt crises (2010-2015), the Fukushima disaster (2011), the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation (2014), the migrant crisis (2015), Brexit (2016-2019), the pandemic (2020-2021), all of which have influenced political and economic decisions in Germany and Europe. ...