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Has Europe moved beyond financial fragility?

High-level speakers discussed the current state of the EU financial system and shared their outlook on the challenges going forward.

Coal phase-out auctions have cost Germany only about 700 million euros so far, say Silvana Tiedemann and co-author

The mechanism could be a rather inexpensive way to exit coal, but there might have been negative effects during the energy crisis, a new study by Centre for Sustainability and MCC researchers finds.

In an op-ed with Tagesspiegel, Nils Redeker outlines a European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act

Such a response should resolve the EU’s dilemma between protecting the single market and the softening of national subsidy bans.

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Paolo Gentiloni on how to build a fair, green and sustainable European economy

The European Commissioner for Economy spoke at the Hertie School about his vision for a competitive EU, including fiscal reform.

Three questions with Johanna Mair about the World Economic Forum

The Professor of Organisation, Strategy and Leadership will attend the annual meeting in Davos as a delegate.

Lion Hirth and colleagues critique the recent Greek market design proposal in op-ed

Proposed changes could lead to undesirable consequences, such as more power system costs and emissions, he writes in Euractiv.

Lion Hirth comments on looming gas crisis in German and international media

In op-eds for Handelsblatt and DER SPIEGEL, the Assistant Professor at the Centre for Sustainability shares policy advice and practical tips for consumers.

German demand for natural gas fell significantly in response to energy crisis

New study by Hertie School researchers Oliver Ruhnau, Clemens Stiewe, Jarusch Müßel and Lion Hirth estimates demand response by energy industry and private households.

Speed limits could provide benefits, but enforcement matters, says Christian Traxler in SPIEGEL

Speeding tickets could nudge people into compliance, study finds.

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ECB Chief Economist speaks about inflation and the “playbook” for monetary policy decisions

Philip R. Lane says the European Central Bank is closely monitoring the evolving situation in Ukraine.

Success of new German government will depend on political skill, Helmut Anheier writes in Project Syndicate

The coalition treaty has to bridge political divides, the Senior Professor of Sociology says.

Arianna Ornaghi and co-authors study challenges for universal healthcare in developing countries

In the American Economic Review, they examine policy tools that might boost enrolment in contributory healthcare plans.