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Prof Peter Bofinger of Wurzburg University is a member of the Council of Economic Experts, independent advisers to the government.
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In their absence, recent pay awards have been lower in Germany than elsewhere, says Peter Bofinger, a member of the government's committee of economic wise men.
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The government has focused too much on structural reform and not enough on sustaining demand, argues Mr Bofinger, who was recently appointed to the German council of economic experts.
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