Energy prices skyrocketed as a result of the Russian war of aggression. Government stabilization measures such as the gas price brake were intended to support overall economic development. Our study compares the effects of two fiscal stabilization measures for companies: subsidies in the form of quantity-limited price guarantees and production-independent direct transfers. It turns out that the effectiveness of the measures depends on the availability of the good.

The Bundesbank is making its Central Office in Frankfurt am Main fit for the future. The Bundesbank launched an ideas competition for the design of the future campus back in 2018, inviting submissions from architects across Europe. Its Executive Board chose the design pitched by Frankfurt-based architecture firm Ferdinand Heide Architekten.