Press Release

Prof. Christoph M. Schmidt receives the Gustav Stolper Award of the Verein für Socialpolitik

– The Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS) has awarded the Gustav Stolper Award 2016 to Prof. Christoph M. Schmidt, president of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts.

Event

Council deepens international cooperation

– On June 24 2016, the German Council of Economic Experts has held the "International Conference of Councils on Economic Policy" in Berlin. The event took place on the premises and with the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and was…

Forecast

Economic forecast for 2016 and 2017

– The German Council of Economic Experts has slightly lowered its forecast for 2016 due to somewhat weaker external demand. The Council now expects German gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 1.5 %. For 2017, the Council expects GDP growth to pick up slightly to…

Press Release

Reappointment of Prof. Lars P. Feld for the Council

– Today Professor Dr. Lars P. Feld, Freiburg, received his certificate of appointment as member of the German Council of Economic Experts for the term of 1st March 2016 till 28 February 2021 from Dr. Rainer Sontowski, State Secretary in the Ministry for Economic…

Press Release

Cabinet’s proposal regarding the reappointment of Prof. Lars P. Feld for the Council

– The German cabinet has decided to propose the reappointment of Professor Dr. Lars P. Feld, University of Freiburg and president of the Walter Eucken Institute, for the German Council of Economic Experts to the Federal President Joachim Gauck. The second term…

Report

Annual Economic Report 2015/16

– The German Council of Economic Experts presents its Annual Economic Report 2015/16 today. The report is entitled "Focus on Future Viability"