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The Epi-Macro MMB is a new resource for researchers and policy analysts who want to assess macroeconomic and health impact of epidemics and appropriate policy measures. The database developed by Mathias Trabandt, Volker Wieland and the IMFS team features more than 20 models at the start and will be expanded. [more]

Private investors are increasingly investing in green finance, but this only contributes to reducing CO2 emissions under certain conditions[more]

How valid are credit ratings? Although they have proven useful over time, they should not serve as a substitute for independent reasoning and analyses by investors and lenders[more]

German financial sector does not believe that inflation rates will normalise in the short term – calls to abandon expansive monetary policy[more]

The third quarter has somewhat dampened the mood of the financial industry. The CFS Index, which measures the business climate of the German financial sector on a quarterly basis, falls -1.3 points to 113.9 points in the third quarter of 2021. Nevertheless, it shows a clear improvement of +4.8 points compared to the previous year’s level, indicating that the economy is recovering from the...[more]

Alexander Meyer-Gohde has been awarded funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a project on macroeconomic models[more]

In a SAFE-CFS Policy Web Seminar, economist Markus Brunnermeier explains why and how economies and societies can be made more resilient[more]