Germany – Current Economic Policy Debates International Monetary Fund - Deutsche Bundesbank
The joint conference of the International Monetary Fund and the Deutsche Bundesbank will bring together high-ranking economists and policymakers from Germany and abroad to discuss areas in which the economic policy debate has been particularly intense in recent years. These include developments in wages and inflation, the appropriate fiscal policy stance, Germany’s current account surplus and the post-crisis agenda for the euro area and Germany.
Keynote address 09.00 – 09.15 |
![]() © Frank Rumpenhorst
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank |
Session 2: Fiscal policy: a medium-term view | |||
![]() Rolf Strauch, European Stability Mechanism | |||
![]() European Commission | ![]() German Council of Economic Experts | ![]() Centre for European Policy Studies • CV | ![]() Federal Ministry of Finance |
Concluding panel: A post-crisis agenda for the euro area and Germany: which way forward? | |||
![]() Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund | |||
![]() European Central Bank • CV | ![]() German Institute for Economic Research • CV | ![]() Bocconi University • CV | ![]() German Council of Economic Experts • CV |