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Research
Growth & Budget Lab
Sound fiscal policy drives growth. Growth ensures fiscal sustainability. We consider them jointly.
Head of Growth & Budget Lab
Dr. Florian Schuster-Johnson
Energy Lab
From climate to national security: there's no avoiding the topic of energy. We're tackling it.
Head of Energy Lab
Janek Steitz
Business Lab
Sound economic policy creates good jobs. We provide analyses on how to achieve this.
Head of Business Lab
Dr. Maximilian Paleschke
Price Lab
Prices are the language of the market economy. We examine how they are formed.
Head of Price Lab
Dr. Max Krahé
Our podcast
Let’s talk money! In every episode of “Die Geldfrage” Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, director of the Dezernat Zukunft, tackles an urgent topic and asks: What does this have to do with money? She is joined by changing guests, each of whom is an expert in the respective field. “Die Geldfrage” explains complex matters in an accessible way, without oversimplifying – making it equally appealing to curious newcomers and political insiders. Tune in now!
Recent Episodes
04. June 2026
Fantastisches Energiekapital und wo es zu finden ist
49 min
29. April 2026
Die neuen Eckwerte: Zwei Haushalte in einem
31 min
17. April 2026
Chinas massiver Vorsprung: Roboter-Revolution in den Fabriken
62 min
08. April 2026
Waffenruhe im Iran? Unsicherheit und Inflationsdruck bleiben
41 min
31. March 2026
Clusterfuck Wohnungspolitik
23 min
27. March 2026
Klingbeils Reformrede und warum schnelles Sparen nicht funktioniert
28 min
06. March 2026
Inflationsschock durch Iran-Krieg?
31 min
20. February 2026
Europas Trümpfe gegen Trump
55 min
06. February 2026
Kanonen, Butter und Schulden: Wer bezahlt die Aufrüstung?
39 min
28. January 2026
5-Milliarden-Euro-Chance für den Sozialstaat
32 min