John Keynes Memo for His View on Euroland Policy

In "Euroland policymakers are deeply divided about the appropriate policy" they should use in order to "overcome its own weakness" says Thomas Mayer, the managing director and senior economist of Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt (Mayer). Mayer says that Euroland "wants to stimulate domestic demand by lowering interest rates" and also they want to "increase disposable income and consumption... [by] encouraging labor unions to boost wages" (Mayer). These proposals, to stimulate the 11 countries in Euroland, have caught much opposition. …