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Press Release

Cabinet will propose to reappoint Monika Schnitzer

– The Federal Government will propose to the Federal President the reappointment of Monika Schnitzer to the German Council of Economic Experts until February 2030.

Report

Addressing shortfalls, modernising resolutely

– The German economy continues to stagnate. GDP has grown by only 0.1 % overall in real terms over the past five years. The Annual Report analyses areas in which Germany has failed to resolutely take a path towards modernisation.

Press Release

Closing investment gaps, advancing digital innovation in the financial sector

– The German economy continues to stagnate. Germany's economy thus continues to lag behind internationally. Now is the moment to resolutely push ahead with the modernisation of our country.

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Council Members

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm

In the Council since April 2020

Professor at the Technical University of Nuremberg (UTN) and Head of the Energy Systems and Market Design Lab. Member of the National Hydrogen Council of the Federal Government.

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Prof. Dr. mult. Dr. h.c. Ulrike Malmendier

In the Council since September 2022

Cora Jane Flood Professor of Finance at the University of California at Berkeley and Professor of Economics, Department of Professor of Finance, Haas School of Business

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Monika Schnitzer, Chair

In the Council since April 2020

Professor of comparative economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU).

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Prof. Dr. Achim Truger

In the Council since March 2019

Professor of Socioeconomics, with a focus on government activity and public finances, at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

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Prof. Dr. Martin Werding

In the Council since September 2022

Professor of Social Policy and Public Finance at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).

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