Policy Reports

2025

  • Spring Report 2025.
    German Council of Economic Experts (2025) Spring Report
  • Für eine echte Wirtschaftswende – Was uns Wirtschaftsweise raten.
    Study. Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, Prof. Dr. Lars Feld, Prof. Volker Wieland, Ph.D. commissioned by Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (2025) Study (German)
  • Statusupdate zum Stand der Energiewende.
    Expert Commission on Energy Transition Monitoring (2025) Report (German)

2024

  • Aligning growth and climate protection.
    Study. Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, Dr. Christian Sölch, Johannes With commissioned by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. (2024) Study
  • Addressing shortcomings, modernizing resolutely.
    Annual Report 24/25. German Council of Economic Experts (2024) Annual Report 24/25
  • Monitoringbericht zur Energiewende.
    Expert Commission on Energy Transition Monitoring (2024) Report (German), Summary (German)
  • Recovery of the German economy is delayed further.
    Spring Report 2024. German Council of Economic Experts (2024) Spring Report
  • Freight transport between infrastructure requirements and decarbonisation. Spring Report 2024. German Council of Economic Experts (2024) Spring Report
  • Schlüsselelemente des Kohlenstoffmanagements.
    Leopoldina Ad-hoc-Statement from Ottmar Edenhofer, Veronika Grimm, Gerald Haug, Jochem Marotzke, Wolfgang Marquardt, Robert Schlögl, Ferdi Schüth, Ulrich Wagner (2024) Statement (German)
  • LCOE of renewables are not a good indicator of future electricity costs.
    Policy Brief from Veronika Grimm, Leon Oechsle, Gregor Zöttl (2024) Policy Report
  • The  Debt Brake After the Federal Constitutional Court Judgement: Increase Flexibility – Maintain Stability.
    Policy Brief 1/2024. German Council of Economic Experts (2024) Policy Brief

2023

  • Overcoming sluggish growth – investing in the future
    Annual Report 23/24. German Council of Economic Experts (2024) Annual Report 23/24
  • Folgen der Energiekrise: Wie viel Haushalte für Heizung/Warmwasser und Strom zahlen. 
    Policy Brief. The Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs (2023) Policy Brief (German)
  • Die Energiepreispauschale: Wie zielsicher sie war und welche Schlüsse wir daraus ziehen können. 
    Policy Brief. The Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs (2023) Policy Brief (German)
  • The Inflation Reduction Act: Is the new U.S. industrial policy a threat to Europe?
    Policy Brief 1/2023. German Council of Economic Experts (2023) Policy Brief
  • The Market Ramp-Up of Renewable Hydrogen and its Derivatives – the Role of H2Global.
    Policy Paper by a group of authors around Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Daniel Wragge from European Energy Exchange AG, Prof. Dr. Michael Sterner from Ostbayrische Technische Hochschule Regensburg, and Timo Bollerhey from H2Global (2023) Policy Paper
  • The Future of Gas. 
    European Academies Science Advisory Council policy report 46 (2023) Policy Report
  • Investitionsanreize setzen, Reservekapazitäten sichern. Optionen zur Marktintegration erneuerbarer Energien.
    acatech/Leopoldina/akademieunion Series on Evidence-Based Policy Advice(2023) Statement (German)
  • Stellungnahme zum Strommarktdesign und dessen Weiterentwicklungsmöglichkeiten.
    Expert Commission on the Monitoring Process “Energy of the Future” at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, A. Löschel, V. Grimm, F. Matthes, A. Weidlich (2023) Statement (German) , Summary (German)

2022

  • Managing the energy crisis in solidarity, shaping the new reality. 
    Annual Report 22/23. German Council of Economic Experts (2022) Annual Report 22/23
  • Sicher durch den Winter. 
    Final Report. Expert Commission on Gas and Heat (2022) Final Report (German)
  • Eine faire CO2-Bepreisung macht es Verbraucher*innen leicht, sich klimafreundlich zu entscheiden. 
    Policy Brief. The Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs (2022) Policy Brief (German
  • Konjunkturprognose 2022 und 2023. 
    Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung (2022) Konjunkturprognose

2021

  • Shaping the Transformation: Education, Digitalisation and Sustainability.
    Annual Report 2021/22. German Council of Economic Experts (2021) Annual Report 21/22
  • Deutschlands Neue Agenda. 
    Grimm, V., Lang, J., Messner, D., Meyer, D., Meyer, L., Nikutta, S., Schaible, S. (Hrsg.), Berlin. ISBN 978-3-430-21069-0 (2021)
  • Climate neutrality: Options for setting the right course and ambitious delivery. 
    Position Paper. The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the German Council for Sustainable Development (2021) Position Paper
  • Gutachten zur Lage der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher in Deutschland 2021. 
    The Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs (2021) Report (German)
  • Economic Outlook for 2021 and 2022. 
    German Council of Economic Experts (2021)Economic Outlook 21/22
  • Statement on the Eight Monitoring Report of the Federal Government for 2018 and 2019. 
    Expert Commission on the Monitoring Process “Energy of the Future” at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, A. Löschel, V. Grimm, B. Lenz, F. Staiß (2021) Statement (German)

2020

  • Overcoming the Coronavirus Crisis together, strengthening resilience and growth. 
    Annual Report 2020/21. German Council of Economic Experts (2020) Annual Report 20/21
  • Nachhaltigen Konsum und nachhaltige Produktion ermöglichen. Empfehlungen für die Verbraucherpolitik. 
    Policy Brief. The Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs (2020) Policy Brief (German)
  • Öffentliche Infrastruktur in Deutschland: Probleme und Reformbedarf. 
    Report. Board of Academic Advisors to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2020) Report (German)
  • Economic Outlook 2020 and 2021. 
    German Council of Economic Experts (2020) Economic Outlook 20/21
  • Klimaschutz vorantreiben, Wohlstand stärken – Kommentierung zentraler Handlungsfelder der deutschen Energiewende im europäischen Kontext. 
    Expert Commission to the Monitoring Process “Energy of the Future” at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, V. Grimm, A. Löschel, B. Lenz, F. Staiß (2020) Statement (German
  • Die Bekämpfung der Corona-Pandemie tragfähig gestalten. Empfehlungen für eine flexible, riskoadaptierte Strategie.
    A. Abele-Brehm, H. Dreier, C. Fuest, V. Grimm. H. Krässlich, G. Krause, M. Leonhard, A. Lohse, M. Lohse, T. Mansky, A. Peichl, R. Schmid. G. Wess, C. Woopen (2020) Statement (German)

2019

  • Energiepreise und effiziente Klimapolitik. 
    Report by the Board of Academic Advisors to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2019) Report (German)
  • Eine marktorientierte Verkehrswende.
    Letter by the Board of Academic Advisors to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2019) Letter (German)
  • Nationale Industriestrategie.
    Letter by the Board of Academic Advisors to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2019) Letter (German)
  • Bildungsgerechtigkeit als Kernelement der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft.
    Letter by the Board of Academic Advisors to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energ (2019) Letter (German)

before 2019

  • Regionalkomponenten bei der EE-Vergütung. 
    Report for the Monopolies Commission for the preparation of the 77th special report Energie2017. V. Grimm, G. Zöttl, and C. Sölch  (2017) Report (German)Special report Energie2017
  • Dezentralität und Zellulare Optimierung – Auswirkungen auf den Netzausbaubedarf. 
    Report for the N-Ergie AG, V. Grimm, G. Zöttl, M. Ambrosius, B. Rückel, C. Sölch, and Prognos AG(2016) Short version (German)Long version (German)
  • Regionale Preiskomponenten im Strommarkt. 
    Report for the Monopolies Commission for the preparation of the 71st special report Energie2015. V. Grimm, G. Zöttl, B. Rückel, and C. Sölch (2015)  Report (German)Special report Energie2015
  • Increasing Investment in Germany. Report prepared by the expert commission on behalf of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Berlin. Commission: Fratzscher, M. (Chair) , S. Articus, F. Bsirske, R. Feiger, L. P. Feld, J. Fitschen, V. Grimm, R. Hoffmann, H. Jung, M. Kerber, W. Lemb, F.-J. Lersch-Mense, H.-H. Loewenstein , T. Mayer, T. Oletzky, S. Russwurm, M. Schnitzer, U. Schröder, H. Schwager, E. Schweitzer, M. Vassiliadis, T. R. Böger, F. Nauschnigg, T. Posselt, A. Bender, W. Eckart, S. Eide, D. Homann, A. Lieber, L. Schuknecht, B. Alm, R. L ́Hoest, M. Meurers, U. Neuhäußer, P. Steinberg, S. Weins, J. Zettelmeyer, M. Gornig, C. Michelsen, B. Pagel, and A. Schiersch (2015) Report
  • Electricity Market Design – The Pricing Mechanism of the Day Ahead Electricity Spot Market Auction on the EEX, Cologne. A. Ockenfels, V. Grimm, and G. Zöttl (2008) Report
  • BWA (“WiMax”) auction 2006 (consulting of a potential bidder), V. Grimm and A. Ockenfels (2006)
  • UMTS auction 2000 (bid preparation for Vodafone), V. Grimm, F. Riedel, and E. Wolfstetter (2000)
  • GSM auction 1999 (bid preparation for Mannesmann Mobilfunk), V. Grimm, F. Riedel, and E. Wolfstetter (1999)