Jens Weidmann: Crisis management and regulatory policy Text of the Walter Eucken Lecture by Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, given at the Walter Eucken Institute, Freiburg, 11 February 2013. * 1. *  *  Introduction  Professor Feld Ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to be here today to give the Walter Eucken Lecture.
For example, assuming that Japan continues to follow a steady growth path, it is well possible that we may find in hindsight that Japan’s growth potential has actually already increased a bit, although I doubt that it has reached a level of 2 percent. Second, Japanese firms have continued to hoard huge savings.