Since US President Donald Trump threatened EU countries with punitive tariffs in the dispute over Greenland, the EU has been discussing countermeasures. In…
Many observers view the recent criminal investigation against Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, as an attack on the independence of the Fed.…
In the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis, central banks from several advanced, small, open economies have used FX interventions (FXI) in order to stimulate…
IMFS Research Fellow Maik Wolters, University of Kiel, presents new IMFS Working Paper on “Nonlinear Estimation of a New Keynesian Model with Endogenous Inflation…
According to a media report, 22 renowned economists and other academics, including Prof. Volker Wieland, have issued a joint appeal entitled “Withdraw the pension…
Donald Trump is putting pressure on the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. Economists are therefore concerned about its independence. Only this guarantees…
The ECB's plans for a digital euro are controversial, even among economists, as a survey by Börsen-Zeitung shows. Economists, including Prof. Volker Wieland, have…
In an expert opinion, the advisory group, which includes Prof. Volker Wieland, identifies five key areas of action that are relevant for a sustainable growth…
Economist Volker Wieland is skeptical about whether Germany will succeed in its economic transition. At the F.A.Z. event “Science in Dialogue” in Frankfurt, he…
This study reviews new perceptions of an imminent decline of the international role of the US dollar and implications for the euro. It considers developments in…
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche is appointing a group of advisors to provide economic policy advice and scientifically sound support to the…
The Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Finance, of which Prof. Volker Wieland is a member, has published a report “On the necessity of an…
The United States is borrowing more and more money, and investors fear that US public finances could spiral out of control. Is a new financial crisis looming?…
In its coalition agreement, the governing coalition agreed to appoint a commission of experts to develop a proposal for modernizing the debt rule in the Basic Law,…
The IMFS has just published a new Interdisciplinary Study containing all presentations from this year's The ECB and Its Watchers conference which contributes to…
Volker Wieland reviews the book “Crisis Cycle: Challenges, Evolution, and Future of the Euro” by John H. Cochrane, Luis Garicano, and Klaus Masuch.
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