This paper discusses the reasons for the dismal labor market performance of Germany over the last three decades along …

This paper discusses the reasons for the dismal labor market performance of Germany over the last three decades along …

the competences to shape the key policies. Thus, Germany forgoes the benefits of institutional competition, that would …Development of economic growth and employment in Germany are sluggish. An inadequate federal system and restricted … institutional competition are some of the main shortcomings and reasons for this negative development. The German Länder don't have …

The current system set up to boost the economy in eastern Germany turns out to be expensive and little efficient: There … the poor economic performance should let the east German laender out of Germany's rigid institutional framework. This … would enable the east German laender to remove investment obstacles. As locational competition becomes harder, they could …