News Archive

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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For Volker Wieland risk-oriented ECB monetary policy is inadequate ("ARD-Plusminus")

At the end of 2018, the European Central Bank (ECB) will stop buying new bonds. According to Volker Wieland, this step comes too late. "The ECB could...

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Volker Wieland recommends ECB to normalize interest rate policy ("Börsen-Zeitung")

As the European Central Bank (ECB) has announced to stop sovereign bond purchases at the end of the year, Volker Wieland has asked the central bankers...

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Volker Wieland warns against hard Brexit (n-tv)

In view of the uncertainty about Great Britain's withdrawal agreement from the European Union, Volker Wieland has asked for a consensus. In an...

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IMFS Policy Lecture with Prof. Volker Wieland on December 12

A less favorable foreign trade environment andn temporary bottlenecks are slowing the pace of expansion of the German economy. In his IMFS Policy...

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Volker Wieland: "Germany has to adjust its business model" ("BBC World")

The German economy should be better prepared for future challenges - otherwise its business model could be obsolete, Volker Wieland warned in an...

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Volker Wieland and Kronberger Kreis support tax reductions for companies ("Die Welt")

The members of the so-called Kronberger Kreis have asked for corporate tax reductions in Germany. In their view, a reduction in coporate tax to 10...

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