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Volker Wieland: Inflation could exceed central banks' inflation target (FAZ)

Prof. Volker Wieland has warned of a rise in inflation rates that could exceed the central banks' inflation target. In an interview with "Frankfurter...

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IMF-IMFS Webinar and Discussion on Negative Interest Rates on March 3

Starting in 2012 several central banks introduced negative interest rate policies (NIRP), in 2014 the European Central Bank (ECB) also introduced a...

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Volker Wieland expects higher inflation (Handelsblatt)

Prof. Volker Wieland is expecting inflation to rise in both the short and medium term. "Three percent inflation in Germany is possible at the end of...

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Prof. Michael Haliassos in the "Journal of Monetary Economics" zum Finanzverhalten nach der Wiedervereinigung

When a wide range of financial products is suddenly available and expert support is on hand, consumers take advantage of this offer. This is the...

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Volker Wieland points out disadvantages of Bitcoin as a workable currency (FAZ)

According to Prof. Volker Wieland, private digital currencies will be widely used as a means of payment in the future. However, he sees the...

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TV interview with Volker Wieland on the economic consequences of the Coronavirus lockdown (Hessenschau)

Prof. Volker Wieland sees the renewed extension of the Corona measures for economic development as justifiable. "The economy has been hit hard this...

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