SAFE Finance Blog

The target balances generate discussions in the public and among economists who come to very different results in their analyses. An overview of the most important arguments

Alexander Ludwig: The discussion about lower delayed retirement credits in the German public pension system misses the point. Instead, it would be more important to increase both, delayed retirement credits and early retirement penalties, and to link them to the longer life expectancy of the working population

Alexander Ludwig: Hubertus Heil's proposal for a tax-financed basic pension would solve some problems. Nevertheless, the concept would be expensive and could significantly increase disincentives to work

Alfons Weichenrieder: Technical studies attest only minor advantages in terms of carbon footprint to the use of electric cars compared to vehicles with conventional power engines. However, important economic conditions are overlooked

Matthias Goldmann: The European Court of Justice’s verdict on the bond purchases of the European Central Bank (ECB) shows the rationalizing effect of legal discourses

The time is limited to mitigate the possible consequences of climate change. In this interview, Holger Kraft talks about COP24 in Katowice, the strategy of the EU and the classification problem of green bonds

Jan Krahnen: One reason for criticizing Friedrich Merz is his work in the financial industry. This is unfair because more exchange between business and politics is needed

Oliver Hinz: Christine Lagarde recently argued for a Central Bank Digital Currency. Indeed, there are reasons why central banks should consider this option

Jan Pieter Krahnen: The tendency for loose financial regulation in the US is alarming. Europe should not follow

Alexander Ludwig: William Nordhaus and Paul Romer have established and shaped modern endogenous growth theory and environmental and climate economics

In this interview, Christian Schlag talks about the economic effects of climate change

Jan Pieter Krahnen: Financial institutions doing business in Europe would be better for the banking union and financial stability than nationally oriented banks