Policy Contributions

Current Policy Contributions (selection)

The 'dinosaurs' were right to point out QE's negatives
Financial Times, October 2019

What the lessons of the tequila crisis mean for the exit from loose monetary policy
Handelsblatt (online), January 2019.

The example of Nepal shows what can unintentionally go wrong in development aid
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (online), April 2018.

The € for all: Can the plan succeed?
NOZ, January 2018

How central banks affect development aid
with Sven Steinkamp
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (online), August 2016.

ECB should publish Target balances
FAZ, December 2015.

The flight of the rich
Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 2015.

How does the ECB balance the books?
FAZ, January 2015.

Will a debt haircut help and should Greece leave the €?
NOZ, January 2014.

Is the ECB's bond purchase program of the ECB free of charge?
FAZ, September 2013.

For whom was the Greek debt buyback a success?
FAZ, December 17, 2012.

Europe Needs a Federal Reserve
with Aaron Tornell,
New York Times, June 2012.

Allowing the insolvency of states
NOZ, February 20, 2012.

The Bundesbank in a tight spot
FAZ, January 2012.

Consequences of the economic crisis: "No growth without risk"
Süddeutsche Zeitung, May 2010.

Boom and crash: bubbles also have their good side
Die Zeit (online), August 2009.