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New working paper shows construction errors in the European deposit protection

The European Commission is promoting the preparations for the introduction of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme, EDIS. By October, a new study...

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Working paper on the fiscal consequences of central bank decisions

In his working paper Athanasios Orphanides examines some of the decisions taken by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) during the...

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Editorial by Volker Wieland on the role of cash in monetary policy ("Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen")

According to Volker Wieland monetary policy can reach its objectives without restricting the availability of cash. In a contribution regarding cash...

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Guest editorial by Helmut Siekmann on the weaknesses of the banking union ("Wirtschaftswoche")

The EU Commission is forging ahead with plans for a European deposit insurance scheme. In an editorial in the magazine "Wirtschaftswoche" Helmut...

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Volker Wieland and members of the Council of Economic Experts call for "Unity in diversity" in Europe ("Ökonomenstimme", "Die Zeit")

The four members of the German Council of Economic Experts Lars Feld, Christoph Schmidt, Isabel Schnabel and Volker Wieland want the EU member states...

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New working paper on price and financial stability

In his working paper Helmut Siekmann analyzes the relationship between power, jurisprudence and economic law, bridging the gap between the Austrian...

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Volker Wieland: ECB key interest rate is not appropriate ("Börsen-Zeitung")

According to Volker Wieland the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy is not aprropriate at the moment. For him, a key interest rate between...

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For Volker Wieland the ECB's monetary policy is too expansionary ("Neue Zücher Zeitung")

In Volker Wieland's opinion, the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) is too expansionary also after the British voted for the Brexit in...

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IMFS Distinguished Fellow Hermann Remsperger Awarded Federal Cross of Merit

Professor Hermann Remsperger was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit first class. The former member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank...

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