The Eurosystem has been pursuing a crisis management policy for more than four years now. This policy aims primarily at maintaining...

Reconfiguring the relationship between the UK and the EU is a complex undertaking. Delays, procrastination and uncertainty are bad for...

German foreign investment, especially direct investment, is better than its reputation. Criticism of Germany’s net capital exports in...

Kiel Polity Brief No. 51: The monetary policy authorities of the Eurosystem have been operating in crisis mode for more than four...

Germany’s leading economics research institutes have downwardly revised their forecasts for 2018 and 2019. They now expect economic...

The economic upturn in Germany is entering its sixth year, but is losing momentum. This is due to both demand and supply side factors....

The German economy is already in the fifth year of a moderate upturn. According to the Gemeinschaftsdiagnose (GD, joint economic...

The economic researchers at the Kiel Institute have revised their forecast for the GDP growth rate for the current and coming year...

The economic researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) have lowered their forecast for GDP growth in 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 Forecasting Center, the Kiel Institute’s macroeconomic think tank and business cycle analysis unit, is among the winners of the...

The German economic upturn has gained both in terms of strength and breadth. In addition to consumer spending, external trade and...

The German economy is experiencing a moderate recovery: the GDP is expected to grow by 1.9 percent this year, 1.4 percent next year,...