Social Market Economy

ECB-chief Draghi at the Ludwig Erhard Lecture “The decisions are a breakthrough”

Dec 15, 2011The Italian Mario Draghi uses his first appearance in Berlin as new president of the European Central Bank (ECB) to justify the latest monetary policies and does not forget to praise politicians. Furthermore, an essay competition in honor of the 80th birthday of Prof. Dr. Hans Tietmeyer, chairman of the board of trustees of the INSM, was created at the IX. Ludwig Erhard Lecture.

Deutschland-Check June 2011

Jun 17, 2011In the Deutschland Check of June 2011 scientists of the Institute for the German Economy Cologne evaluate the accelerated phasing out of nuclear energy and the amendment of the German law for renewable energies (EEG). The check-up was conducted by the Initiative for a New Social Market Economy (INSM) and the magazine WirtschaftsWoche.

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