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Paper by Prof. Lars P. Feld and Prof. Volker Wieland on the proportionality of the ECB bond purchases in the „Journal of Financial Regulation“

In a joint paper in the „Journal of Financial Regulation“ Prof. Lars P. Feld and Prof. Volker Wieland explain how a regular proportionality check of...

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Those who emit CO2 should pay for it (Handelsblatt)

Following the amendment of the Climate Protection Act, Germany is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions more significantly by 2030 than previously...

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Interview with Volker Wieland on the digital euro (Deutschlandradio Kultur)

What is the digital euro? In an interview with Deutschlandradio Kultur, Prof. Volker Wieland explains the advantages and disadvantages of digital...

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Return to the market economy (FAZ)

The Corona crisis was an accelerator of the demand for a "strong state" - also in Germany. But appearances are deceptive: the state alone did not lead...

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Volker Wieland expects expansionary monetary policy to continue for a long time following new ECB strategy (Börsen-Zeitung, FAZ, NZZ, dpa,Reuters)

Prof. Volker Wieland sees the new strategy of the European Central Bank (ECB) essentially as a sharpening of the previous strategy. At the same time,...

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Volker Wieland is skeptical about the ECB's role in climate protection ("Handelsblatt")

Prof. Volker Wieland is skeptical about the European Central Bank's (ECB) ability to fight climate change. "Neither monetary policy nor financial...

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Video of the Joint Academic Colloquium in Honor of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Otmar Issing

The Center for Financial Studies (CFS) in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute SAFE, the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS) and...

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Balint Tatar receives Honorable Mention Award 2021 of the International Association for Applied Econometrics

For his paper "Bayesian Estimation of DSGE Models with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo," Ph.D. student Balint Tatar received the Honorable Mention Award at...

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Cryptocurrencies: The battle for money (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung)

How much of a threat are cryptocurrencies to central banks? An opinion piece by Prof. Volker Wieland in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.

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Why house prices should be included in inflation in the future (FAZ)

The European Central Bank (ECB) wants to include real estate prices in the measurement of inflation. According to Prof. Volker Wieland, the plans are...

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