Kiel Policy Brief No. 102: The Italian economy has experienced a prolonged period of economic weakness which is especially problematic...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 36: The period of imported price stability in the advanced economies may come to an end soon as inflation in...

This article (german) looks at the cryptocurrency phenomenon, in particular with regards to costs and scalability, stability of value,...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 94: The Kiel Institute’s researchers Klaus-Jürgen Gern, Philipp Hauber and Galina Potjagailo address the...

Following a brief discussion of the characteristics of money, we provide an overview of virtual currencies describing relevant...

We take stock of the current evidence on fragmentation in financial markets in the  euro area and discuss policy options to...

We take stock of the current evidence on fragmentation in financial markets in the  euro area and discuss policy options to...

The recovery in the world economy from the deepest recession since the 1930s strengthened during the first half of 2010, aided by...

This report is rather different from previous EUROFRAME forecasts produced over the last decade. On this occasion the major...

As a result of relatively weak external demand, continuing financial uncertainty and the contractionary stance of fiscal policy,...

Since EUROFRAME published its economic assessment of the Euro Area last year (EUROFRAME 2014), conditions have disimproved somewhat....

Since EUROFRAME published its economic assessment of the Euro Area last year (EUROFRAME, 2013) relatively little has changed. Our...

The Euro Area economy performance in 2015 was in line with expectations in our previous ‘Economic Assessment of the euro area’ from...

This Euroframe Report presents an assessment of the euro area economic outlook for 2017 and beyond based on a synopsis of the...

Predictions for GDP growth in Germany: +1.8 percent in 2015, +2.2 percent in 2016, +2.3 percent in – Employment, wages, and consumer...

German GDP expected to increase by 1.8 percent (2015), 2.1 percent (2016), and 2.3 percent (2017) – Strong consumption growth is...

German economy is regaining momentum driven by private consumption – German GDP is expected to increase by 1.8 percent (2015) and 2.0...

Economic researchers expect the euro zone to recover at moderate speed with a growth of 1.5% in 2015 and 2% in 2016. Persistent low...

Despite to economic headwinds, researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) have revised their forecasts only...