# Professor Nicholas Economides is interviewed about the German income gap and the future of the nation in Europe

1 Faculty News March 17, 2017 ![CGTN logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/cgtn192x144.jpg?itok=ZR020S7w)>

Excerpt from [CGTN](https://youtu.be/Z4JF5VLxB2k) -- "I don't think poverty is that bad in Germany, by international standards they are close to the average of the European Union. So they are not in a desperate situation but definitely they can do better. I think the welcomed news here is that growth is going well in Germany. This was a danger because Germany didn't do a stimulus package like the United States for the recession that just preceded us."

[Watch the video](https://youtu.be/Z4JF5VLxB2k)