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Now available: IMFS December Update

Recent assessments of monetary policy, an overview of publications and two book recommendation are among the topics of the IMFS Update in December.

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Macro Model Base team contributes to new Handbook of Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics has undergone a profound change due in no small part to the questions thrust into the spotlight by the global financial crisis of 2008.…

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Volker Wieland criticizes continuation of Quantitative Easing ("Neue Zürcher Zeitung", "Welt am Sonntag")

For Volker Wieland, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to reduce the scale of its bond buying program is a step in the right direction. In his…

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Book recommendation: Theodor Baums explains the law of corporate finance

With „The Law of Corporate Finance“ Theodor Baums, Professor for Civil and Business Law at the Institute for Law and Finance of Goethe University,…

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Volker Wieland: "ECB is laying the ground for the next crisis" ("Münchner Merkur")

According to Volker Wieland, the sovereign debt crisis is not over yet. The low-interest rate policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) paves the way…

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After the referendum Volker Wieland sees Italy in need for ESM program ("Handelsblatt")

After Italy has voted against a constitutional reform Volker Wieland sees a great need for action. The next government should provide the economic…

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IMFS Working Lunch "European Union - Where To?" ("Börsen-Zeitung")

Do we have to unwind the euro in order to sustain the EU project? During a talk in the IMFS Working Lunch series, Athanasios Orphanides, Michael…

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SAFE-IMFS Policy Lecture with Prof. Volker Wieland on December 15

Prof. Volker Wieland will present the German Council of Economic Experts' Annual Report 2016/17 at a SAFE-IMFS Policy Lecture on December 15, 2016.

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[CANCELLED] IMFS Distinguished Lecture with Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission

On December 7, 2016, Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission, will give a lecture on "How to Make the Euro a Lasting Success".…

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IMFS Research Fellow Tobias Adrian appointed Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has appointed IMFS Research Fellow Tobias Adrian as Director of the…

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