2026
February 26, 2026
IMF-IMFS Webinar
"Rethinking Macroprudential Capital Buffers"
Erlend Nier, International Monetary Fund, presented the paper "Rethinking Macroprudential Capital Buffers", which was followed by a panel discussion with Cornelia Holthausen, European Central Bank, and Stephen Cecchetti, Brandeis University, moderated by Volker Wieland, IMFS.
March 10, 2026
IMFS Policy Webinar
“Price Stability & Risks - Benign outlook vs potential concerns”
Volker Wieland and Hendrik Hegemann (both IMFS) presented the paper "Price Stability & Risks - Benign outlook vs potential concerns" and also shared a first assessment of the consequences of the current energy shock on inflation and monetary policy. Followed by Q&A, moderated by Alexander Meyer-Gohde, IMFS.
May 18, 2026
IMFS Policy Webinar
"Schuldenwende: Der gefährliche Irrweg der Finanzpolitik”
On May 18, 2026, the IMFS hosted a policy webinar featuring Lars P. Feld (Walter Eucken Institute) and Wolf H. Reuter (Oesterreichische Nationalbank), who presented their book “Schuldenwende”. In this book, Feld, one of Germany’s most renowned economists, and Reuter, an economist and expert on fiscal policy, explain why debt-based fiscal policy is so tempting, what risks it entails, and what alternatives exist. Moderated by Volker Wieland, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability.