At the beginning of the consultations regarding the reform of the inheritance tax in the German parliament (Bundestag) and the Federal Council…
On November 11, the German Council of Economic Experts presents the new annual report to Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. The magazine…
The Executive Board of the IMFS has appointed Dr. Willy Friedmann and Prof. Dr. Hermann Remsperger, honoring their contributions to the institute.
The U.S. central bank Federal Reserve is continuing its zero-rate policy. Fed Chair Janet Yellen justified the decision with the recent financial…
The central bank Federal Reserve could end its zero-rate policy tonight. In an interview with NDR-Info Prof. Volker Wieland explains why he considers…
The unemployment rate is sinking, prices are rising: The time is ripe for the first hike in interest rates after nine years. Janet Yellen, Chair of…
This Wednesday and Thursday the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) get together discussing a rise in interest rate. Fed Chair Janet…
In an opinion piece in the magazine "Positionen" of the association of the German insurers GDV, Prof. Volker Wieland explains how the eurozone has to…
Recognizing its contribution as driving force for the political debate in Germany, the Small and Medium-Sized Business Association of the CDU and CSU…
This blog post focuses on the new edition of "Wirtschaftsdienst -Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik", which is dedicated to the discussion of the…
