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Volker Wieland: "War and energy crisis were only accelerants of inflation"

The weaknesses of the German economy and the current challenges are the subject of an article in "Forschung Frankfurt", the science magazine of Goethe…

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Volker Wieland: "The forces of growth in the economy must be allowed to unfold."

What can economic development achieve? In an interview with "Lennardt und Birner", Prof. Volker Wieland advises a supply-oriented economic policy.…

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IMFS Policy Lecture with Prof. Veronika Grimm (GCEE) on February 20

Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Germany has had the lowest GDP growth in the euro area. “Compared to the cyclical weakness, medium-term…

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Volker Wieland warns of the impact of risks on the Chinese real estate market ("Wirtschaftswoche)

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the Chinese economy grew by 5.2% last year. This slightly exceeded the government's growth target of…

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Prof. Rainer Haselmann joins the IMFS

Prof. Rainer Haselmann, Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation at Goethe Universität, now forms part of the IMFS Executive Board. In December 2023,…

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Helmut Siekmann successfully represents German government in dispute over financial aid before Federal Constitutional Court

IMFS Distinguished Professor Helmut Siekmann has represented the Federal Government in a lawsuit to clarify the constitutional conformity of issues…

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Volker Wieland: "A loose monetary policy would be premature" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung)

The fall in inflation in the eurozone to 2.4% in November has sparked discussions about the future course of the European Central Bank (ECB). Volker…

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EBI and IMFS host 2024 joint conference on Banking Union

To mark the tenth anniversary of the banking union in the euro area with the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the Single Resolution Mechanism…

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New study: Volker Wieland and the Kronberger Kreis on the reform of fiscal rules in the euro area

In its new study, the Kronberger Kreis has analyzed the European Commission's proposal for a reform of the fiscal rules and comes to the conclusion:…

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Volker Wieland: "The government should demonstrate its ability to act in the budget dispute" (Phoenix-Runde)

In the dispute over cuts to the federal budget, Volker Wieland believes the government should now urgently demonstrate its ability to act. On the…

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