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Volker Wieland: Conditions for banking union are not yet met ("Börsen-Zeitung")

Volker Wieland supports the completion of the banking union. However, key prerequisites are not yet fulfilled, he said. At the triennial meeting of…

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TV interview with Volker Wieland: Italy should continue on its reform path

The majority of Italian citizens is still enthousiastic about the euro but frustrated about the EU, Volker Wieland is convinced. In a TV interview on…

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IMFS Working Lunch: Tobias Adrian, IMF, warns against the next financial crisis ("Börsen-Zeitung")

Despite the sound economic conditions prevailing at the moment, according to Tobias Adrian, Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of…

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For Volker Wieland returning to normality in monetary policy is crucial ("Welt am Sonntag")

According to Volker Wieland, the question how the European Central Bank (ECB) will exit the expansionary monetary policy is crucial for the euro.…

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Volker Wieland warns against Italy as a risk factor ("Die Welt")

The formation of a government in Italy turns out to be complicated. In the opinion of Volker Wieland, the collision course is a danger for the euro.…

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IMFS Newsletter May 2018 available

The IMFS Update May 2018 informs about new chairs at the IMFS, new publications and advances in Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy Analysis with…

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The Macroeconomic Model Data Base offers researchers more models and new features

The IMFS has expanded its database for macroeconomic models and added new technical features to the website. In the new version MMB 2.3 on the website…

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Volker Wieland explains why making monetary policy decisions according to R-Star is very risky

The natural or equilibrium real interest rate has taken center stage in the policy debate on the appropriate stance for monetary policy in the United…

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IMFS Working Lunch with Tobias Adrian, IMF, on May 29

The global financial stability will be in the focus of the Working Lunch with Tobias Adrian on May 29. Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director…

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IMFS Annual Report 2017 published

Quantitative macroeconomic models play an important role in informing policy-makers about the consequences of monetary, fiscal and macroprudential…

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