News Archive


"The role of monetary policy and macroprudential policy" (presentation)

The objectives, instruments and reference rules for monetary and macroprudential policy and the IMFS research in those areas were the topic of a joint…

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Volker Wieland calls for exit from expansionary monetary policy ("Welt am Sonntag", "Spiegel Online")

In an opinion piece for the weekly newspaper "Welt am Sonntag", Volker Wieland has criticized the European Central Bank (ECB) and called for an…

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Volker Wieland warns against escalation of the conflict between Italy and the EU Commission ("Welt am Sonntag")

In an opinion piece in the German weekly "Welt am Sonntag", Volker Wieland has warned against an escalation of the conflict between the Italian…

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The German Council of Economic Experts is asking to set the right course for economic policy

Volker Wieland and his colleagues from the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE) have called on the German government to set the right course for…

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IMFS Working Lunch with Prof. Wolf-Georg Ringe, University of Hamburg, on November 22

The perils of bank resolution will be in the focus at the IMFS Working Lunch on November 22 with Prof. Dr. Wolf-Georg Ringe. The Chair for Economics…

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Prof. Michael Haliassos and Prof. Heike Schweitzer join the IMFS

Two more researchers will enhance the IMFS team of researchers with immediate effect. Michael Haliassos, Chair of Macroeconomics and Finance at Goethe…

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Working Lunch with Peter Lutz, BaFin, on November 7

The challenges Brexit implies for banks and supervisors is the topic of an IMFS Working Lunch by Dr. Peter Lutz. Lutz is Head of Department…

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Volker Wieland: "There is no real turnaround in monetary policy". (Consorsbank-Magazin)

Even after the announcement of the European Central Bank (ECB) to end its bond-buying program at the end of the year, the expansive monetary policy…

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Helmut Siekmann awarded Distinguished Professorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Siekmann will act as Distinguished Professor at the IMFS. Goethe University’s Executive Board awarded him this distinction…

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Volker Wieland: "The ECB should tighten earlier" (CNBC, FAZ)

According to Volker Wieland, the European Central Bank (ECB) should tighten its monetary policy earlier than announced. In an interview with CNBC, he…

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