Women are less financially literate than men and it has been difficult to determine whether this gap reflects a lack of knowledge or, rather, a lack of confidence. To address this important research question, we…
This policy brief analyses German professional forecasters’ views on the upcoming US presidential election in November 2024 and its impact on the German economy. Depending on its outcome, the election can have a…
Die Finanzmärkte sind das Rückgrat der globalen Wirtschaft, lenken sie doch Kapitalströme und Ressourcen in die richtigen Bahnen. Allerdings stellen Klimawandel und Forderungen nach mehr ökologischer und…
Ongoing global trends like climate change require firms to invest in projects that support their transformation. In order to unlock the huge sums of private capital necessary for these investments, the…
On 6 June 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered the main refinancing operations (MRO) rate from 4.5% to 4.25%. This decision followed a period of elevated interest rates intended to combat high inflation…
