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Zur Zukunft des Rentensystems in Deutschland

Blum, Johannes; Dudel, Anna; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, … - In: ifo Schnelldienst 71 (2018) 22, pp. 47-53

In der Oktober-Umfrage des Ökonomenpanels wurden Professoren der Volkswirtschaftslehre zur Zukunft des deutschen Rentensystems befragt. Anlass hierzu war die Forderung von Finanzminister Olaf Scholz, das aktuelle Rentenniveau auch über das Jahr 2025 hinaus auf dem aktuellen Niveau zu...

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Das demographische Defizit - die Fakten, die Folgen, die Ursachen und ihre Politikimplikationen

Sinn, Hans-Werner - In: ifo Schnelldienst 56 (2003) 05, pp. 20-36

Deutschland verwandelt sich aufgrund der geringen Geburtenrate allmählich in eine »Gerontokratie«. Diese Entwicklung … hat fatale Folgen für die Funktionsfähigkeit der staatlichen Sozialsysteme, insbesondere für die Rentenversicherung, denn …

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Fiscal Equalization Schemes and Fiscal Sustainability

Potrafke, Niklas - 2012

Fiscal sustainability tests have largely ignored the institutional setting of fiscal policy making. Fiscal equalization schemes in federal states are one such institution. We examine whether German state governments pursue sustainable fiscal policies taking into account fiscal equalization...

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Target Balances and the German Financial Account in Light of the European Balance-of-Payments Crisis

Sinn, Hans-Werner - 2013

look at the components of this reversal of capital flows for the case of Germany. Its main finding is that most of the … Germany is small by comparison, with purchases of German government bonds increasing substantially, in particular by Spanish … and Irish investors. Some foreign capital even left Germany. In net terms, over the years 2008, 2009 and 2011 foreigners …

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Do Parties Punish MPs for Voting against the Party Line?

Kauder, Bjoern - 2017

We examine whether parties punish politicians who vote against the party line in roll-call votes. Using data of German members of parliament over the legislative period 2009-2013, we take into account that the effect of punishment differs along the list of candidates because a candidate is...

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The Real Estate Transfer Tax and Government Ideology : Evidence from the German States

Krause, Manuela - 2017

In 2006, the reform of the German fiscal constitution realigned legislative powers between the federal and the state governments. Since 2007, the German state governments have been allowed to design real estate transfer tax rates. We investigate whether government ideology predicts the levels...

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Manipulating Fiscal Forecasts : Evidence from the German States

Kauder, Bjoern - 2017

We examine whether German state governments manipulated fiscal forecasts before elections. Our data set includes three fiscal measures over the period 1980-2014. The results do not show that electoral motives influenced fiscal forecasts in West German states. By contrast, East German state...

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Outside Earnings, Absence, and Activity : Evidence from German Parliamentarians

Arnold, Felix - 2014

We examine moonlighting by politicians in Germany. In July 2007, the German Supreme Court adjudicated that members of … contributions, interpellations, and group initiatives. We propose that the results for Germany do not corroborate evidence on other …

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Ideology and Dissent Among Economists : The Joint Economic Forecast of German Economic Research Institutes

Ngo, Ha Quyen - 2015

Economists, and also economic research institutes, differ in their attitudes towards desirability of economic policies. The policy positions taken can often be determined by ideology. We examine economic policy positions by investigating minority votes in the Joint Economic Forecast of German...

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The Growth in Military Expenditure in Germany 1951-2011 : Did Parties Matter?

Kauder, Bjoern - 2015

We examine whether government ideology was correlated with the growth in military expenditure in Germany over the …

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