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High risks to future economic development ("Börsen-Zeitung")

The members of the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE), among them Volker Wieland, have cut their growth forecast for 2019 and now expects...

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Volker Wieland is skeptical regarding new ECB monetary policy measures ("Handelsblatt")

At its meeting at the beginning of March, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a new series of quarterly targeted...

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Which interest rate rule does the ECB apply? (FAZ)

Interest rate rules such as the so-called Taylor rule can give central bank an orientation for their monetary policy. Recently, the European Central...

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Volker Wieland considers reduction of ECB balance sheet appropriate ("Frankfurter Allgemeine Woche")

According to Volker Wieland, the expansion of the European Central Bank's (ECB) balance sheet is no suitable tool for inflation targeting. "The...

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The conference "The ECB and Its Watchers" on March 27 has three special topics

The XX. edition of the conference "The ECB and Its Watchers" on March 27 will focus on policy normalization, central bank independence and the...

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For Volker Wieland there is no need for further TLTROs (OMFIF Podcast)

According to Volker Wieland, the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) does not correspond to the current economic situation. "It's high...

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Volker Wieland recommends the ECB to be more transparent ("Neue Zürcher Zeitung")

According to Volker Wieland, the end of the European Central Bank's (ECB) net bond purchases does not mean a turnaround in monetary policy. In an...

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Call for Papers: Third Research Conference of CEPR Network on Macroeconomic Modelling and Model Comparison (MMCN), June 2019

On June 13-14, 2019, researchers investigate the financial sector and financial crises in macroeconomic models and monetary, fiscal and regulatory...

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Volker Wieland appreciates competition among rating agencies ("Welt am Sonntag")

The European rating agency Fitch is about to tackle its competitors, the established US rating agencies Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch. For...

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"The ECB and Its Watchers XX" conference takes place on March 27

On March 27, 2019, the IMFS welcomes central bankers, financial market participants and academics at the conference "The ECB and Its Watchers XX"....

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