# Blog

Eurozone QE and bank profitability: Why it is too early to taper

This opinion piece was published in El Economista, Finance, Hospodárské Noviny, and Tagesspiegel. The quantitative easing (QE) programs that started in the second quarter of 2015 remain controversial, especially in Germa...

8th December 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2317 views

# Blog

Building common ground: Towards strategic migration and refugee policies in Europe

This conference declaration was signed on 22 November 2016 at the occasion of the second annual Vision Europe Summit in Lisbon. The signatories are leaders from the eight think tanks and foundations convening the Vision ...

7th December 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1960 views

# Interviews

If systemic crisis after #italyreferendum, Brussels will soften on banks

5th December 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2877 views

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# Publications

What impact does the ECB’s quantitative easing policy have on bank profitability?

Quantitative easing (QE) affects banks’ profitability in three main ways. First, as QE drives up bond prices, banks holding such bonds see their balance sheets strengthened. Second, QE reduces long-term yields and thereb...

30th November 2016 by Guntram Wolff 3167 views

# Interviews

Was ist Europa

Mein Beitrag zu Heute Plus vom 17. November (Minute ~10-12)....

19th November 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1544 views

# Interviews

Brexit: the way forward

Our podcast with FT editor Lionel Barber, FT’s whitehall editor James Blitz, and Maria Demertzis of Bruegel....

8th November 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1528 views

# Interviews

Panel debate on Brexit with Talking Business

My panel debate contribution is here....

28th October 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1829 views

# Interviews

Contribution on CETA, ZDF heute journal

My interview with ZDF heute journal can be found here (around minute 3)....

28th October 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1799 views

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# Publications

An anatomy of inclusive growth in Europe

This Blueprint offers an in-depth analysis of inequalities of income and wealth in the EU, as well as their causes and consequences. How evenly are the benefits of growth distributed in our economies, and what does this ...

27th October 2016 by Guntram Wolff 4283 views

# Interviews

Nahaufnahme: Guntram Wolff, ein Krisendeuter

My portrait in Süddeutsche Zeitung is here....

11th October 2016 by Guntram Wolff 1511 views