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…
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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More than 200 billion euros per year: that's how much Germany would have to spend on defense if it were to follow Donald Trump's (78) demand. The US President…
The Royal Economic Society is the pre-eminent economics association in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1890, we are a registered charity and received our Royal…
This paper investigates the implications of monetary policy rules during the surge and subsequent decline of inflation in the euro area and compares them to the…
The coalition agreement has been negotiated. Germany is waiting for the election of the chancellor and must make rapid progress on the promised economic and…
Switzerland should stick to its long-established culture of stability. Structural problems that have grown over the years cannot be solved with more debt. The…
On Tuesday, the Bundestag voted in favor of amending the Basic Law—paving the way for the financial package proposed by the CDU/CSU and SPD. The state of Hesse…
The euro area experienced an unprecedented surge of inflation in 2021 and 2022 followed by a decline in 2023 and 2024. The ECB raised policy rates too late. Simple…
Even the ever-critical professional observers of monetary policy support the planned billion-dollar investments in defense. Some also see an opportunity in the…
Trump's unpredictability, the necessary response in Europe with massive government spending: all of this also poses challenges for the central bank. How is ECB…
