During the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009, governments in Europe stabilized their economies by means of fiscal policy. After decades of absence, deficit spending was used to counteract the heavy decline in demand. In Germany, public spending went partially into R&D subsidies in favor of small...

In the decade prior to the economic and financial crisis, Germany’s net exports increased in absolute terms as well as relative to the growing level of import intensity of domestically produced export goods and services. This article analyses the direct and indirect employment effects induced...

Politische Pläne zur Rücknahme von Steuervergünstigungen oder Subventionen sind häufig mit der Forderung nach Vertrauensschutz für Altinvestoren verbunden. Dieses Problem der Übergangsgerechtigkeit ist Gegenstand dieses Buchs. Ausgangspunkt ist die finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussion um...

Against the background of the dramatic changes in the prices of oil and other raw materials in the recent past, this paper analyses the effects of commodity price shocks in a New Keynesian model. The focus is on the central bank's choice of inflation target and the degree of real wage rigidity....