Report

Special report: Setting Out for a New Climate Policy

– The German Council of Economic Experts presents its special report "Setting Out for a New Climate Policy" to the German Government today, in which it discusses reform options for climate policy in Germany.

On our behalf

Report on CO₂ pricing to be published on July 12

– Following a request by the German Federal Government the German Council of Economic Experts is currently preparing a special report on CO₂ pricing.

Event

International Conference of economic councils in Paris

– On 20 June 2019, thirteen councils on economic policy have convened in Paris for the fourth International Conference to exchange their views on current issues of economic policy.

On our behalf

Professor Volker Wieland receives award of the Monetary Workshop

– He was honoured for his "achievements in monetary theory in particular concerning the appropriate interest rate policy of central banks and his quantitative research".

Press Release

German Council of Economic Experts will be appointed as National Productivity Board

– The federal government will assign the task of the National Productivity Board to the German Council of Economic Experts. Hereby, it implements a recommendation by the Council of the European Union as of 20 September 2016.

Press Release

Economic Update March 2019

– The German Council of Economic Experts is cutting its growth forecast for 2019 and now expects German GDP to grow by 0.8 % and 1.7 % in 2019 and 2020, respectively.