IMFS_2009_to_2013_web

2010
In 2010 Stefan Gerlach continued to serve as External Member
of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of
Mauritius and as a Member of the Monetary Experts Panel of
the European Parliament. He produced several short reports for
the European Parliament.
Roman Inderst served as a member of the scientific advisory
committee of the German Ministry of Economics.
IMFS Professors contributed intensively
to the Policy Platform of the House of
Finance. Helmut Siekmann produced
several policy notes. These included a proposal
for a rescue strategy which avoids
the moral hazard problem in the context of crisis prevention
(Krahnen and Siekmann), an evaluation of the creation of a
European rating agency for the Hessian Government and a
proposal for a fundamental reordering of the banking sector in
Germany (joint with Hilgert, Krahnen and Merl).
2009
In 2009 Stefan Gerlach served as External Member of the
Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Mauritius
and as a Member of the Monetary Experts Panel of the
European Parliament. He was also a research professor at the
Deutsche Bundesbank.
A.VI. Notable Achievements in Public Outreach and
Dissemination
The IMFS is committed to educate the public on monetary
and financial stability and raise the public’s awareness for the
significance of a stable currency. Reaching a large number of
participants since the fall of 2010, the IMFS Distinguished Lectures
are especially important in this regard. The media covers
these and other IMFS events on a regular basis. In 2013 and
2012 the IMFS registered 201 representatives of the media as
participants at its events. There were 1813 regular participants
in 2013 and 2012, including many members of academia,
policy making institutions and the financial community (see
section C for more information in this regard).
The IMFS website www.imfs-frankfurt.de is also an important
tool for communication research findings, policy analysis,
new events, conference reports and videos and information
about IMFS researchers to the public. The website has been
relaunched in September 2013. Further improvements are
planned for 2014.
Roman Inderst served as a member of the scientific advisory
committee of the German Ministry of Economics.
Helmut Siekmann served as expert advisor for law making procedures
and constitutional law disputes. He provided several
statements for parliamentary committees.
IMFS Professors contributed actively to the development of the
Policy Platform of the House of Finance. IMFS also supported
the running of the Policy Platform financially. A policy paper on
financial market stabilization by Krahnen and Siekmann that
was circulated by the Policy Platform received wide attention.
IMFS professors also frequently interact with the public
through the media. They give interviews to newspapers, TV
and radio; they write editorials and opinion pieces for newspapers,
magazines and internet blogs; and they provide shorter
commentaries to the press. Furthermore, findings of particular
IMFS research papers are occasionally picked up by the press.
Finally, a large number of portrait articles about IMFS professors
have appeared in the press.
Links to online press articles and blog contributions are provided
on the IMFS website under IMFS in the media. In the
following only a few highlights are mentioned for each year.
A fairly complete list is provided in sections D and E for each
professorship.
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