Museum Evenings

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s “Museum Evenings” are held on many Wednesday evenings from October to June at 18.00.

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s experts explain key current and complex monetary policy issues using non-technical language. Lectures are followed by discussions and talks. The lecturers provide information for further independent study and for in the classroom.

Admission to these evening events is also, of course, free of charge.

Programme 2012

Please note that all lectures will be delivered in German.

Stabilisation measures for dealing with the euro-area sovereign debt crisis. - (Stabilisierungsmaßnahmen zur Bewältigung der EWU-Staatsschuldenkrise.)

Dr. Bernhard Manzke

18.00 on Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Financial stability – what is the role of the central banks? (Finanzstabilität – welche Rolle spielen die Notenbanken?)

Dr. Bernd Amann

18.00 on Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Wealth, distribution and sustainability: what should we be measuring? (Wohlstand, Verteilung und Nachhaltigkeit: Was sollen wir messen?)

Gerhard Ziebarth

18.00 on Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Use of collective action clauses in restructuring sovereign debt in the euro area. What lies behind this? (Verwendung von Collective Action Clauses bei der Restrukturierung von Staatsschulden im Euroraum. Was steckt dahinter?)

PD Dr. Christian Hofmann

18.00 on Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Lectures in 2012 (in german only)

• Short and medium-term outlook for the German economy

Lectures in 2011 (in german only)

• 10 years Euro cash – a balance (10-Jahre Euro-Bargeld – eine Bilanz)
• German current account surpluses in the criticism - why? (Deutsche Leistungsbilanzüberschüsse in der Kritik – weshalb?)
• SEPA: The Single Euro Payments Area becomes a reality (SEPA: Der einheitliche Euro-Zahlungsverkehrsraum wird Wirklichkeit)
• Study: Volume of German euro banknotes held by non-residents. (Studie: Auslandsumlauf deutscher Euro-Banknoten.)
• Consequences of the crisis: Changes in the area of financial market regulation - (Konsequenzen aus der Krise: Änderungen im Bereich der Finanzmarktregulierung)
• Conditions fulfilled: Estonia introduces the euro. - (Bedingungen erfüllt: Estland führt den Euro ein.)

Lectures in 2010 (in german only)

• The German economy: How stable is the upturn? (Deutsche Konjunktur: Wie stabil ist der Aufschwung?)
• Expectations, errors and findings: Dealing with statistical data.(Erwartungen, Irrtümer und Erkenntnisse: Über den Umgang mit statistischen Daten.)
• The debt Brake in Germany - are public finances under control? (Schuldenbremse in Deutschland - Staatsfinanzen unter Kontrolle?)
• Do we need a new global currency? (Brauchen wir eine neue Weltwährung?)
• Central banks’ gold – its function and its importance  (Das Gold der Notenbanken - Funktion und Bedeutung)
• Geldkarte, mobile phone and the internet – innovative payment instruments in everyday use - (Mit Geldkarte, Handy und Internet - innovatives Bezahlen im Alltag)

Lectures in 2009 (in german only)

• The monetary policy of the Eurosystem amidst the financial crisis
• Financial market stability – SoFFin and its instruments
• Cash laughs – Germans’ payment habits
• The financial crisis and its consequences
• 10 years of the Money Museum: Monetary policy for the layman?
• Germany’s standing as a competitive financial centre on the international stage.
• What’s the matter with private consumption in Germany?
• Crisis in the financial markets: What are the implications?
• Taking stock of ten years of the euro: Does the real test still lie ahead?

Lectures in 2007 and 2008 (in german only)

• Slovakia’s accession to the euro area: will the Governing Council of the ECB now rotate?
• Depositor protection in Germany: How safe are my bank deposits?
• Inflation: Oil price shocks and monetary policy reactions. What can we learn from the 1970s?
• More growth in Germany: how long will the upswing last?
• What role should real estate prices play in monetary policy?
• Unternehmensteuerreformgesetz 2008: Änderung der Unternehmensbesteuerung und Einführung einer Abgeltungssteuer auf Kapitaleinkünfte
• Ten years of the euro: does European economic and monetary union make it easier to cope with the challenges of globalisation
• The EU reform treaty and its implications, especially for the Eurosystem
• International financial stability - an illusion? Possibilities and limitations of international cooperation
• Function and significance of rating agencies - as seen from a supervisor's perspective