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According to Prof. Volker Wieland, Facebook's planned cryptocurrency Libra is not appropriate to fulfill the functions of money in an adequate way. In…

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The IMFS Annual Report 2018 gives an overview about recent activities at the IMFS, its researchers and new developments in major research projects…

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The financial transaction tax (FTT) as currently planned by ten EU member states has a negative impact according to Volker Wieland. "Especially in…

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The independence of central banks is on trial time and again. However, the situation in the euro area is different from the United States as Prof.…

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According to Volker Wieland, the European Central Bank (ECB) has the necessary monetary policy instruments. "The ECB is not out of tools", Wieland…

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The latest developments in macroeconomic modelling were in the focus of the Third Research Conference of the Macroeconomic Modelling and Model…

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According to Prof. Volker Wieland, Italy's idea of introducing so-calles mini-BOTS represent a deliberate provocation. It is an attempt to increase…

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