Anlässlich seines Geburtstags erinnert die Bundesbank an die Verdienste des früheren Bundesbankpräsidenten Hans Tietmeyer. Im Gespräch mit dem Publizisten David Marsh verrät der heute 85-Jährige, wie er geldpolitische Entscheidungen im Rückblick beurteilt.

Financial repression is intended to help the government deleverage over time, for example following crises, by artificially lowering the yield on government bonds. However, its impact on the deb-to-GDP ratio also depends on how it affects the economy as a whole, as financial repression also influences private investment and saving decisions. In view of these macroeconomic interrelationships, financial repression can lead to a net rise in the government debt-to-GDP ratio. A new study suggests that this is what happened in the United States following the Second World War.