Series of video interviews on energy crisis, inflation, (de-) globalization, China and government debt
Matthias Schober from the German personal finance education portal pfenningfabrik.de invited me for a series of half-hour videos in which we discuss the current global economic situation, ranging from the energy crisis, ECB monetary policy to China and government finances.
The first of the series, covering the energy crsis and inflation available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-g2BHOsfPw
Update Sep 14th 2022: The second part , covering global power shifts and the economic outlook for China, US, Europe is now available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgmGfuqAa7g
We are currently planning another interview on government debt for in a couple of weeks. Watch this space.
Update, Oct 26th 2022: The interview on government debt is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ICtvxqE3cM

Mathias Hoffmann is Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of international financial integration and on the link between financial markets and the macro-economy more generally. His recent published articles include papers on the determinants of international capital flows and imbalances, the international transmission of business cycles, on international risk sharing, banking regulation, and housing markets. Prior to arriving in Zurich, he was Professor at the University of Dortmund in Germany and a Lecturer at Southampton University (UK). He holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence and obtained his undergraduate education in economics and mathematics at WHU School of Management, Brandeis University and the University of Bonn.
Mathias Hoffmann is affiliated with the University of Zurich’s research priority program in financial regulation (URPPP FinREG), a fellow of CESifo Munich and of the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at the Australian National University, and has held visiting positions at the University of California at Berkeley, the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Bank of Finland, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Bank for International Settlements, Norges Bank, Keio University and Stanford University.