At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled- biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled-biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

Die durch die Finanzmarktkrise ausgelösten Probleme greifen derzeit rasch auf die realwirtschaftliche Ebene über. Wie verhalten sich Finanz- und Konjunkturkrise zueinander? Kann und sollte man die drohende Rezession jetzt mit Mitteln der Wirtschaftspolitik bekämpfen? Welche Instrumente sind...

Im März vor fünf Jahren stellte der damalige Bundeskanzler Schröder in seiner Regierungserklärung die Grundzüge der Agenda 2010 vor. Das Maßnahmenpaket umfasste Reformen am Arbeitsmarkt, bei der Sozialen Sicherung und in der Steuerpolitik. Welche Ergebnisse hatte die Reformpolitik und wie...

Different stochastic simulation methods are used in order to check the robustness of the outcome of policy simulations with a macroeconometric model. A macroeconometric disequilibriummodel of the West German economy is used to analyze a reform proposal for the tax system. The model was estimated...

With the purpose to reduce winter unemployment and to promote all-season employment in the constructions sector, Germany maintains an extensive bad weather allowance system. Since the mid 1990s, these regulations have been subject to several reforms that resemble the range of approaches for...