This video was made possible by our Patreon community! ❤️ See new videos early, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ This is Germany, the largest economy in all of Europe by a significant margin and the fourth largest in the world falling just behind Japan. The economy of Germany is so interesting not just because of its size though but more because it’s a tenuous and surprisingly short history. Germany is a hugely influential economy in the world today and even more so amongst other European economies, it has been a stabilizing force in the euro-zone and its prosperity has overflowed into regions that have been less stable. ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 📚 Want to learn more about the economy of Germany? We recommend reading "Freedom with Responsibility: The Social Market Economy in Germany, 1918-1963", by A. J. Nicholls 👉 https://amzn.to/2MCgnlc (as an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases) Enjoyed the video? Comment below! 💬 ⭑ Subscribe to Economics Explained 👉 https://bit.ly/sub2ee ⭑ Enjoyed? Hit the like button! 👍 Q&A Streams on EEII (2nd channel) → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOTgNyfQG4vVP5sCXrJaS4g ✉️ Business Enquiries → hello@economicsexplained.com Follow EE on social media: Twitter 🐦 → https://twitter.com/EconomicsEx Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/EconomicsEx Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/EconomicsEx... ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ #Germany #Japan #Economics ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Sources & Citations -- Nicholls, A.J., 2000. Freedom with responsibility: the social market economy in Germany, 1918-1963. Oxford University Press. Sally, R., 1996. Ordoliberalism and the social market: Classical political economy from Germany. New Political Economy Braun, H.J., 2010. The German Economy in the Twentieth Century (Routledge Revivals): The German Reich and the Federal Republic. Routledge Stolper, G., 2017. German Economy, 1870-1940: Issues and Trends. Routledge. Henderson, D.R., 2008. German Economic Miracle. The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics Jeffries, I., Melzer, M. and Breuning, E., 2017. The East German Economy. Routledge. Lechner, M., Miquel, R. and Wunsch, C., 2007. The curse and blessing of training the unemployed in a changing economy: The case of East Germany after unification. German Economic Review Dale, G., 2004. Between state capitalism and globalisation: the collapse of the East German economy. Peter Lang. Scharpf, F.W., 2010. The asymmetry of European integration, or why the EU cannot be a ‘social market economy’. Socio-economic review ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ EE Fan Exclusive Offer: Sign-up for Acorns! 👉 https://www.acorns.com/ee (after registration, Acorns will deposit $5 in your account to help you get started with investing!) ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ECONOMICS EXPLAINED IS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR PATREON COMMUNITY 👊🙏 Support EE by becoming a Patron today! 👉 https://www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained The video you’re watching right now would not exist without the monthly support provided by our generous Patrons: Morgon Goranson, Andy Potanin, Wicked Pilates, Tadeáš Ursíny, Logan, Angus Clydesdale, Michael G Harding, Hamad AL-Thani, Conrad Reuter, Tom Szuszai, Ryan Katz, Jack Doe, Igor Bazarny, Ronnie Henriksen, Irsal Mashhor, LT Marshall, Zara Armani, Bharath Chandra Sudheer, Dalton Flanagan, Andrew Harrison, Hispanidad, Michael Tan, Michael A. Dunn, Alex Gogan, Mariana Velasque, Bejomi, Sugga Daddy, Matthew Collinge, Kamar, Kekomod, Edward Flores, Brent Bohlken, Bobby Trusardi, Bryan Alvarez, EmptyMachine, Snuggle Boo Boo ThD, Christmas