[Woran Griechenland krankt] Griechenland leidet im Kern vor allem unter institutioneller Dysfunktionalität und einer schweren Deformation der Produktionsstrukturen. Diese sind massiv zugunsten eines überdimensionalen Konsumsektors verzerrt. Letzterer war nur solange lebensfähig, wie dem Land...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat weitreichende Folgen für die gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der kurzen Frist. Diese sind angesichts der abrupten Unterbrechung ökonomischer Prozesse in ihrem Ausmaß schwer abzuschätzen. Zum einen gibt es für die Reaktionsmuster kaum historische Vergleiche, zum...

The weakness of credit growth in the United States and Europe has given rise to concerns that the financial crisis has led to a credit crunch which has deepened the recession in the real economy and poses a serious threat to the recovery that seems to have started in the most recent months. In...

The weakness of credit growth in the United States and Europe has given rise to concerns that the financial crisis has led to a credit crunch which has deepened the recession in the real economy and poses a serious threat to the recovery that seems to have started in the most recent months. In...

The recovery of the world economy is evolving with a considerable degree of heterogeneity across countries. While the recovery in emerging countries, in particular in Eastern Asia, was very pronounced, it was disappointingly slow in most advanced economies. For example, the upturn was quite...

The recovery of the world economy is evolving with a considerable degree of heterogeneity across countries. While the recovery in emerging countries, in particular in Eastern Asia, was very pronounced, it was disappointingly slow in most advanced economies. For example, the upturn was quite...