In their spring report, the leading economic research institutes forecast an increase in gross domestic product of 3.7 percent in the...

KBW 33: The study, which was prepared as part of the joint project "Northern Germany and the Corona Crisis: Economic Consequences and...

We analyze cyclical co-movement in credit, house prices, equity prices, and long-term interest rates across 17 advanced economies....

Kiel Policy Brief No. 139: In cooperation with the World Free Zones Organization, the IfW Kiel has conducted a survey among special...

The Covid-19 pandemic is a major test for governments around the world. We study the political consequences of (mis-)managing the...

We quantify the contemporaneous relationships among stock markets in the euro area, the United States, and a group of emerging...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 144: The restrictions on freedom of travel and far-reaching infection control measures in the wake of the...

Partisan conflict and policy uncertainty are frequently invoked as factors contributing to slow post-crisis recoveries. Recent events...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 146: China assumed an important role during the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 as the main exporter of critical...

We summarise the empirical evidence on effects of asset purchases in the euro area, including the PEPP programme launched in response...

Data shows that populist and non-populist governments implemented similar policies to contain the pandemic. Non-populist...

The paper argues that the monetary policy response to the COVID-19 crisis has been appropriate in terms of the ECB’s primary...

The 2008 financial crisis was devastating to the world economy. But the biggest cost of the crisis might be not economic but...

Populism at the country level is at an all-time high, with more than 25% of nations currently governed by populists. How do economies...

Border measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through international travel such as mandatory tests or quarantine requirements...

During deep crisis the temptation to enact protectionist measures is especially strong. Protectionist measures are hard to draw...

Risks to financial stability in the euro area appear to be contained for the time being, but could be substantial in the longer run....

Kiel Policy Brief No. 107: The authors Klaus Schrader and Marta Ulivelli analyse the shortcomings of the Italian economy and of the...