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Debt-to-GDP ratios have grown to unprecedented levels in many industrialized economies. This requires disciplined consolidation efforts which are, however, supposed to come now at the wrong time with the economic recovery being fragile. Against this background, we call for a global debt brake...
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This paper connects two salient economic features: (i) Fiscal shocks have asymmetric effects across business cycle phases (Gechert et al., 2019); (ii) Okun's coefficient is time varying and may be unstable. The intertwined dynamic behavior of fiscal shocks and unemployment-output trade-offs are...
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to keep the so-called solidarity surcharge that was originally introduced to finance transfers to East Germany. …
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Der Übergang zur Klimaneutralität bedeutet enorme technische und finanzielle Anstrengungen. Die kleinen strukturell und finanziell benachteiligten Bundesländer Bremen und das Saarland haben es aufgrund ihrer CO2-intensiven Industrien und begrenzten öffentlichen Haushalte besonders schwer....
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group of scholars appointed by Germany's National Academy of Science. The 11 authors of the report embarked on their task in … brake' inserted into Germany's constitution in 2009. …
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Vor zwei Jahren traten die Verfassungsänderungen der ersten Stufe der Föderalismusreform in Kraft. Kurz darauf wurde die Föderalismuskommission II eingesetzt. Im Oktober 2008 werden die Ergebnisse ihrer Arbeit erwartet. Wie lautete der ursprüngliche Auftrag der Kommission? Welche Themen...
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Ende Januar 2008 hat Bundesfinanzminister Steinbrück der Föderalismuskommission II Eckpunkte einer Kreditbegrenzung für die Haushalte der Bundesländer vorgelegt. Welches Ziel hat eine „Schuldenbremse“? Nach welchen Regeln sollten Haushaltsdefizite zugelassen werden? Wie hätte sich die...
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The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for an elective office and the performance of those who are appointed. First, if skilled individuals shy away from politics because of higher opportunities in the private sector, an increase in politicians' pay may change...
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This paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the current situation prevailing in the Greek market for skills and jobs. The synthesis of available skills intelligence for Greece, the country most severely affected by the global economic crisis of 2008, is crucial as it is currently faced...
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