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Don't confuse Germany's fiscal "black zero" with the "debt brake"

Mark Hallerberg and Jobst Fiedler explain in the FAZ why the debt brake offers scope for public investment.

A spiral of major errors

Jobst Fiedler talks about the ongoing construction of Berlin's new airport on BBC Capital.

From our archive: The school of lost morals

Take a trip back in time with this classic Tagesspiegel read about the Hertie School’s early days.

Harmony prevails at Hamburg’s €866m concert hall

Jobst Fiedler comments in the Financial Times on the occasion of the opening of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Next Berlin government needs task force on infrastructure

Voters vent at the polls, now lawmakers must address “bottlenecks”. An interview with Jobst Fiedler.

What’s behind the delays in large infrastructure projects?

Genia Kostka and Jobst Fiedler investigate this pressing question in their recently published book.

Plan first, build later: why large infrastructure projects crumble

The NZZ explores why a big share of public infrastructure projects goes above budget. Jobst Fiedler gives answers (in German).

Merkel to give states more financing for refugees

Jobst Fiedler comments in the Handelsblatt Global on the plan to give states two billion euros for refugees.

No reliable risk management

Deutschlandradio Kultur interviewed Jobst Fiedler on delay in re-opening Cologne opera (in German).

Youth study shows discord in the Balkans

SPIEGEL online reports on the study by Jobst Fiedler and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation on young people in the Balkans.

Expert workshop at the Higher School of Economics in Russia

Hertie School faculty and students participated in an expert workshop at our partner university in Moscow.

Large infrastructure projects: Offshore wind parks perform relatively well with 20 per cent cost overruns

The average large-infrastructure project in Germany is 73 per cent more expensive than planned.

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