IMFS Distinguished Professor Helmut Siekmann has represented the Federal Government in a lawsuit to clarify the constitutional conformity of issues regarding the…
The fall in inflation in the eurozone to 2.4% in November has sparked discussions about the future course of the European Central Bank (ECB). Volker Wieland is in…
To mark the tenth anniversary of the banking union in the euro area with the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM), the…
In its new study, the Kronberger Kreis has analyzed the European Commission's proposal for a reform of the fiscal rules and comes to the conclusion: "Better no…
In the dispute over cuts to the federal budget, Volker Wieland believes the government should now urgently demonstrate its ability to act. On the Phoenix show…
Following the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling on the federal budget, Volker Wieland believes it is "time for a cash check". In an interview with the Neue…
The debt brake has recently fallen into disrepute in Germany. Many economists consider it anti-growth. In a guest article for Ippen Digital, Volker Wieland took a…
Accelerated procedures for the digitization of administration, a venture capital fund specifically for the growth phase of start-ups, the establishment of "real…
Following the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling that the budget is unconstitutional, the federal government is working on a supplementary budget. The debt…
At the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt, Prof. Volker Wieland spoke out in favor of a supply-oriented economic policy. In a panel discussion on the…
According to the Kronberger Kreis, the industrial policy plans of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck are not convincing. In a new study, the…
"The foundations throughout Germany are crumbling," says Volker Wieland in an interview with the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung." As co-chairman of the "Council…
More and more members of the ECB's Governing Council seem to be convinced that the interest rate level is high enough. In case of doubt, it would be enough to…
More than 400 proposals for economic growth and sustainable prosperity in Hessen are contained in the final report presented by the "Hessian Future Council for the…
At an IMFS Working Lunch on November 8, Athanasios Orphanides, IMFS Research Fellow and Professor of the Practice, Global Economics and Management, at the MIT…
In an interview with "The National Herald", IMFS Research Professor Michael Haliassos talks about his research in household finance, consumer and investment…
Before the interest rate decision of the European Central Bank (ECB), Prof. Volker Wieland warned in an interview with "Ippen Digital" (Münchner Merkur,…
At the Frankfurter Volksbank breakfast talk on the subject of "Hesse before the election", Prof. Volker Wieland called for clear priorities to be set and for more…
Together with Prof. Lars P. Feld and Prof. Christoph M. Schmidt, Prof. Volker Wieland has received the 2023 Regulatory Policy Award from the German Business…
Prof. Volker Wieland believes that further interest rate hikes are appropriate for the euro zone. With regard to the United States, he told the Börsen-Zeitung that…
According to Destatis, the German economy failed to gain momentum in the second quarter. The government deficit increased in the first half of the year. In an…
The Council for the Future of the Hessian Economy has presented 200 measures for the strengthening of the economy in an interim report to the Hesse government.…
The German tabloid "Bild" asked economists what Germany needs now to get the economy moving forward again. One of the biggest burdens for Germany as a business…
In the summer issue of "Bankmagazin," Prof. Volker Wieland argued in favor of deprioritizing sovereign debt in bank regulation. A lack of capital adequacy poses…
In the podcast "Economic Freedom", Prof. Volker Wieland talks to Jörn Quitzau, Berenberg, about the current direction of economic policy in Germany, the role of…
Will fixed and overnight deposit rates continue to rise? In an interview with the tabloid "Bild", Prof. Volker Wieland assumes that in most cases bank customers…
The EU Commission's draft law has created the legal framework for the introduction of a digital euro. But what opportunities does this open up for consumers? In an…
On June 1, 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) began operations in Frankfurt with the aim of maintaining price stability in the euro area. On the occasion of its…
Prof. Volker Wieland calls for a fresh start in economic policy in a guest article in "Münchner Merkur" and "Frankfurter Rundschau" (Ippen Digital). Emissions…
„Macroprudential policy tools - How well do they work?“ is the title of a panel discussion with Elena Carletti (Bocconi University), Francesco Mazzaferro (European…
To get inflation in the euro area under control, the European Central Bank (ECB) should continue to raise interest rates, according to Prof. Volker Wieland. "At…
Legal scholar Dr. Freya Carolin Nelson receives honor for her dissertation supervised by IMFS Distinguished Professor Helmut Siekmann, which has also been…
"The highest asset of a central bank is its credibility". In the Fidelity Podcast, Prof. Volker Wieland explains what role the credibility of a central bank plays…
Volker Wieland analyzes why we are stuck in the trap of hyperinflation and bank quakes and how we can free ourselves from it in a guest article in the…
The IMF-IMFS Webinar "Macroprudential policy tools - How well do they work?" announced for March 27, has been postponed to a later date. A new date has not ye…
Prof. Volker Wieland, Ph.D., Managing Director of the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS) at Goethe University, has been appointed to the…
In his new book, Nouriel Roubini has defined ten threats that could have a devastating impact on the global economy: Megathreats. At an IMFS book launch on March…
"Inflation is nesting", sums up the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" (FAS) and asked economists about ways to counter the increasingly widespread upward…
In the course of budget deliberations, Finance Minister Christian Lindner wants to review subsidy payments. In an interview with "Handelsblatt," Prof. Volker…
Especially in times of high inflation, a rapid reduction of the European Central Bank's (ECB) central bank balance should be a priority. Prof. Volker Wieland…
For 2022, Deutsche Bundesbank recorded its first loss for decades, also the European Central Bank (ECB) announced last week it made no profits in 2022. According…
On March 1, 1948, the Bank deutscher Länder was founded by the Allies in Frankfurt. "A large volume of money had accumulated over the war," says Prof. Volker…
At the IMFS Working Lunch, Joseph Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics, will draw lessons for monetary policy based on data on unemployment in…
In an interview with "Hessenschau", Volker Wieland warned of second and third round effects as a consequence of the current wage negotiations in view of the recent…
Central bankers, market participants and academics will discuss current issues of monetary and fiscal policy at the conference "The ECB and Its Watchers XXIII" on…
John H. Cochrane will present his book "The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level," published in January, at a book launch on Feb. 14. The economist, who also runs the…
Even though the inflation rate has recently been lower than in previous months, Volker Wieland does not yet see this as a sign of easing. Core inflation will…
In an opinion piece in the "Münchner Merkur"/"Frankfurter Rundschau" (Ippen Media), Volker Wieland called on the German government to act to improve the…
With demands for high wage increases, such as the current 15 percent for postal workers, employees are trying to cushion the effects of high inflation in…
