Own Media Writings (Articles, Columns, Blog Posts, Writings for Practitioners, etc.)
September, 9, 2026: Gemeinden und Kantone sollten sich an eidgenössische Anleihen anschliessen können. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).
March 23, 2026: What makes civilians evacuate during war. VoxDev. Joint with Seung-Keun Martinez, Monika Pompeo, Roman Sheremeta, Volodymyr Vakhitov, and Nataliia Zaika.
September 1, 2025: Steuererklärung: Zeit für Vereinfachung. Wirtschaftsdienst.
June 20, 2023: Evacuation Behavior: Lessons for and From the War in Ukraine. The Behavioral Economics Guide 2023. Joint with Seung-Keun Martinez, Monika Pompeo, Roman Sheremeta, Volodymyr Vakhitov, and Nataliia Zaika.
February 21, 2022: From individual human decisions to economic and financial policies (PDF). Fondation Latsis Internationale.
January 19, 2022: Investor experience and information do not discourage asset price bubbles. LSE Business Review. Joint with Anita Kopányi-Peuker.
July 1, 2020: Deglobalisation post COVID-19 could spell trouble for the European Monetary Union. LSE Business Review. Joint with Akvile Bertasiute and Domenico Massaro.
May 13, 2020: Das deutsche Bundesverfassungsgericht hat seine volkswirtschaftlichen Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht. Ökonomenstimme.
May 12, 2020: The German court ruling against ECB asset purchases doesn’t make economic sense. LSE Business Review.
April 16, 2020: Eurobonds (or coronabonds) would not be costly for Northern euro area countries. LSE Business Review.
August 19, 2019: Die deutsche Schuldenbremse zwingt den Staat, Geld auf der Straße liegen zu lassen. Ökonomenstimme.
July 7, 2018: The roles of economic integration and monetary policy in currency unions. VoxEU. Joint with Akvile Bertasiute and Domenico Massaro.
June 27, 2018: Für eine regelgebundene monetäre Staatsfinanzierung. Ökonomenstimme.
May 29, 2018: Alphabetical name ordering is discriminatory and harmful to collaborations. LSE Impact Blog.
January 16, 2018: Bond prices both reflect and influence the fundamentals. LSE Business Review. Joint with John Duffy and Arthur Schram.
November 15, 2017: Economists used to think that it doesn’t matter whom you tax, but it does. LSE Business Review. Joint with Arthur Schram.
Expert Commentary
October 14, 2026. TVO Aktuell.
October 12, 2026: So hoch sind die Gemeinden verschuldet. Appenzeller Zeitung.
March 4, 2026: So behalten Sie in turbulenten Börsenzeiten die Nerven. NTV, Rheinische Post, Rhein-Neckar Zeitung, Weser Kurier, Mindener Tagblatt, General-Anzeiger Bonn, Borkener Zeitung, etc. (via dpa).
November 20, 2025: Die Ostschweiz im Sparmodus. SRF (Regionaljournal Ostschweiz).
August 28, 2025: How to best evacuate civilians during war. HSG Newsroom. [German version]
August 15, 2025: Warum sich die Börse von Trumps Zöllen nicht beeindrucken lässt. SRF (Rendez-vous).
December 2, 2022: Encouraging civilians to evacuate during war: Evidence from Ukraine. HSG Newsroom. [German version]
September 21, 2021: Why Bubbles Won’t Go Away Anytime Soon. Gold Newsletter.
November 25, 2020: Warum mehr Schulden im Moment eine gute Sache sind. HSG Focus Magazin.
May 11, 2020: Italian bond yields head higher as risk appetite hit. Financial Post; Nasdaq.
May, 5, 2020: Ökonomen sprechen von einer Kriegserklärung, Politiker fürchten um die EU (PDF). Der Tagesspiegel.
January 3, 2020: Calls for European Central Bank to keep new president on a shorter lead. European CEO.
October 18, 2019: Europe will bounce back. Spear’s.
August 14, 2019: Germany should ramp up investment to stimulate growth. Guardian Live News; Telegraph Markets Live.
August 14, 2019: Germany collapsing to recession – but Merkel quitting will plunge country into HUGE crisis. The Express. [My comments were taken a bit out of context, you can view my full answers to the journalist’s questions here.]
August 14, 2019. Euronews Now. Live broadcast.
May 15, 2019: Germany isn’t investing enough. Guardian Live News.
March 19, 2019: Matthias Weber on monetary policy and economic integration in currency unions. HSG-#2minutes video.
January 29, 2019: Euro zone inflation gauge tracked by ECB hits lowest since 2016. Reuters; syndicated in New York Times, Nasdaq, US News, etc.
January 2, 2019: When we don’t learn. Investor’s Chronicle.
October 17, 2018: Should academia abandon alphabetical author lists?: Interview with Matthias Weber. Scholastica.
August 1, 2018: The A to Z of paper authorship. Nature Index.
May 3, 2018: Por nuestros nombres nos conoceréis (o no). Nada es Gratis.
May 1, 2018: Economics grapples with what causes recessions. Bloomberg.
November 23, 2017: Kas geriau: „Sodros“ įmokos ant darbuotojo ar darbdavio pečių? Verslo žinios.
April 1, 2017: Labour market taxes: New evidence that it matters whether it’s employers or employees who pay. RES Media Briefing.