Abstract The economic policy forum deals with the question of whether economic policies need economic forecasts. Principally, all three authors agree on their usefulness. However, while Ernst Helmstädter argues that such forecasts can improve the decisions of economic policy-makers, he...

Abstract In recent times global competition is more and more regarded as a threat to national political systems, especially to the systems of social security. In this view, the ongoing globalization of markets and enterprises leads to a downward trend in social standards and creates a need for...

Abstract This economic policy forum is assigned to the question “What is really new about the New Economy”? Michael Wither argues that the truly novel element of the New economy is the close interaction of three aspects: structural change, innovation and economic policy. This new facet adds...

Abstract This article addresses the relationship between two policies that are to ensure wealth and economic growth: family policy and educational policy. Current demographic changes in Germany are widely expected to have a negative impact on economic growth. One way to tackle this problem is to...

Abstract Corporate investment has developed only moderately in Germany since the global financial market crisis. The capital stock made up of machinery and equipment has been in a stalemate since 2008. However, the notion of a quantifiable investment gap is not tenable. A recent survey of German...