Germany`s disappointing economic performance causes political upsets. If the next government intents to be more … successfull than the current one, fundamental reforms are to be enforced. Germany`s inadequate federal system is a major growth … challenging than between Germany and its foreign trade partners. Thus, vivid competition on the level of the Länder would …

harmful. The economic theory of federalism forms the ground on which we present empirical evidence, focusing on our own …