The recovery of the German economy needs more time. Ongoing precautionary measures to protect against infection as well as the supply bottlenecks will slow down the catch-up process in the winter. Especially in those service sector that have been particularly affected by the pandemic the...

The German economy is in a downward spiral. The recent price jumps for electricity and gas will reduce the purchasing power of private households and lead to a decline in private consumer spending. In addition, the slowing world economy will dampen not only exports but also investment activity....

Der Euroraum steckt in einem Dilemma zwischen ordnungspolitischen Anforderungen an eine langfristig stabile Währung auf der einen Seite und systemischen Risiken bei Einhaltung dieser Anforderungen auf der anderen Seite. Dieses Dilemma hat Anlass für Spekulationen gegen einzelne Staaten des...

Recent calculations have suggested that the German federal government has saved roughly EUR 90-100 billion, cumulatively, due to low bond yields since the onset of the Euro crisis. In order to determine the contribution of the "flight to quality" to this sum, we define the flight to quality as a...