News Archive


IMFS Working Paper regarding the membership in the euro area

IMFS Professor Helmut Siekmann examines the questions whether it is legally possible for a member state to leave the euro area or introduce a parallel…

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Volker Wieland on the Fed rate hike (n-tv, "Heute Journal", Börsen-Zeitung)

After seven years of zero interest rates the Federal Reserve (Fed) said it would raise its benchmark interest rate from zero. Fed chief Janet Yellen…

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Volker Wieland points out the risks of low-interest-rate policy ("Börsen-Zeitung")

While presenting the new annual report of the German Council of Economic Experts Professor Volker Wieland has pointed out the risks of the…

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Volker Wieland points out risks of ECB monetary policy (Tagesthemen, CNBC)

In an interview with CNBC Volker Wieland said the case for more quantitative easing by the European Central Bank (ECB) was being overplayed. In the…

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"The Danger of Diverging Monetary Policies" op-ed by Volker Wieland ("Wall Street Journal")

Before the meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) Volker Wieland argues that "the case for more quantitative easing isn't…

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Volker Wieland: "ECB should slow down bond-buying program" (FAZ)

Prior to the eagerly-awaited meeting of the European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council, professor Volker Wieland has warned the ECB about further…

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