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Jan-Egbert Sturm

Jan-Egbert Sturm is Professor of Applied Macroeconomics and Director of KOF Swiss Economic Institute at the ETH Zurich.

Titles by This Editor

Central Bank Communication, Decision Making, and Governance

Issues, Challenges, and Case Studies
Edited by Pierre L. Siklos and Jan-Egbert Sturm

In recent years central bankers have placed new emphasis on communication with financial markets and the general public. They have done this not only through the traditional channel of monetary policy pronouncements but also by increasing the quantity of information they make public. Yet as central banks strive to provide more and clearer information about the outlook for the economy, they must balance their capacity to steer economic expectations with their natural caution about committing to future monetary policy paths.

Sustainability of Public Debt

Edited by Reinhard Neck and Jan-Egbert Sturm

In recent decades, governments have built up substantial public debt, which is often accompanied by a growing public sector and fiscal policies that neglect long-term considerations. The contributors to this CESifo volume consider whether the development of public debt in the United States and six EU countries is sustainable—that is, whether fiscal policies in these countries can be continued without creating the potential for government bankruptcy.