The current extremely expansive monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) has led to a broad public debate.
In view of historically low, in some cases negative, interest rates and a bond purchase program on an unprecedented scale, it is not only experts who are concerned about the risks of this policy.

Against this background, Faculty W hosted Mr. Markus Altmann from the German Bundesbank, Head Office Saxony and Thuringia, on 7 June 2016. He gave a lecture on "The monetary policy of the Eurosystem and current developments" and, after some introductory basics, went into detail about the ECB's monetary policy strategy and its monetary policy in extraordinary times. Of course, Mr. Altmann was available to answer numerous questions from the audience.

Lecture notes

The lecture notes can be downloaded here by our students and staff (authentication required).

Contact

Prof. Dr. Mario Straßberger

Business Administration, esp. Finance and Financial Services

Faculty of Business Administration and Engineering Management

Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences

Theodor-Körner-Allee 16

D-02763 Zittau

Phone +49 3583 61 1678

Fax +49 3583 61 1627