Juergen Matthes is a Senior Economist at the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln – IW Köln). Since 2012, he has been Head of the Research Unit  “International Economics and Economic Outlook”. Before, he held several positions in the IW Köln since 1995. He has published on a wide range of issues such as international competitiveness, Germany's export model, trade policy, the globalization debate, world economic order (G20 and IMF), development issues, and recently on EMU and the Euro debt crisis.