by In the FAZ, Patrick Bernau und Manfred Schäfers report that the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs invited five research institutes to produce economic forecasts although the call for bids had stated that the Ministry would contract with at most four institutions. Legal experts agree that this procedure is illegal. The report suggests that the institution that just made it (DIW) is led by Marcel Fratzscher who is politically close to the Minister.
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In the FAZ, Patrick Bernau und Manfred Schäfers report that the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs invited five research institutes to produce economic forecasts although the call for bids had stated that the Ministry would contract with at most four institutions. Legal experts agree that this procedure is illegal.
The report suggests that the institution that just made it (DIW) is led by Marcel Fratzscher who is politically close to the Minister.