Graduate, Cologne University. Formerly: lectured at European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel and Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, where he serves as honorary professor; Secretary-General, German Council of Economic Experts; Chief Economist, DG Bank; Chief Economist and Head, Research DZ Bank. With Allianz: advises board on economic and strategic issues; responsible for analysis and forecasts of German and international economy, financial markets and risk analysis.
The upcoming change of leadership at the European Central Bank represents an opportunity – if not an obligation – to review the Bank’s policy framework. The ECB can take credit for major ...
Record levels of migration to Germany over the last two years have called into question the country’s demographic projections. But Germany’s rapid shift to a more favourable profile is no...
One of US President Donald Trump’s most significant reform proposals is aimed at the American tax system. His administration wants not only to lower the overall tax burden, but also to “r...
¿Durante cuánto tiempo confiarán ciegamente los principales bancos centrales en reglas rígidas para controlar la inflación y estimular el crecimiento? Teniendo en cuenta los claros benefi...
Since 2013, when Thomas Piketty published his much-discussed study of the distribution of income and wealth, inequality has been at the forefront of public debate in most advanced economi...
Desde 2013, cuando Thomas Piketty publicó su tan discutido estudio de la distribución del ingreso y la riqueza, la desigualdad ha estado al frente del debate público en las economías más ...
El prolongado debate sobre la conveniencia del llamado helicóptero monetario ha ido cambiando a medida que aparecen nuevas ideas sobre qué forma tendría y se pregunta si ya se está utiliz...
The long-running debate about the advisability of so-called helicopter money has changed shape, as new ideas emerge about the form it could take – and questions arise about whether it is ...
Despite years of expansionary monetary policy, the European Central Bank has failed to push inflation back up to its target of “below but close to 2%.” The latest measures – a zero intere...
