Macroeconometric models are often criticised for being too complex and difficult to read in theoretical terms. To overcome these difficulties, Hickman suggested the calculation of a model's implicit aggregate demand/supply (AD/AS) structure. The method helps to understand models and their main...

The introduction of an unconditional basic income has been discussed in Switzerland for many years. Germany, however, takes a sceptical view of this idea. The authors of this „Zeitgespräch“ express disparate opinions on how broadly the concept should be defined, but they agree on the motive...

In 2013, the German political parties CDU, CSU and SPD agreed on a range of policy areas to form a “grand coalition”. The coalition agreement was broadly covered by the media, along with the financial burden imposed by and the usefulness of the envisaged measures. In this study, the effects...