German fiscal policy is nowadays often presented as a shining example due to successful budget consolidation after the Great Recession. However, the idea that the German success is the result of a well-thought-out economic strategy that could therefore serve as a role model for other countries...

Der Aufschwung in Deutschland lässt auch die Steuereinnahmen deutlich steigen. Im Durchschnitt der Jahre 2014-2018 werden die Steuereinnahmen jährlich um 3,8 % zunehmen. Im Jahr 2018 ergibt sich damit gegenüber der Schätzung des Arbeitskreises "Steuerschätzungen" vom November 2013 ein...

"Vito Tanzi offers a truly comprehensive treatment of the economic role of the state in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a historical and world perspective. The book addresses the fundamental question of what governments should do, or have attempted to do, in economic activities in...

We show that the correct experiment to evaluate the effects of a fiscal adjustment is the simulation of a multi year fiscal plan rather than of individual fiscal shocks. Simulation of fiscal plans adopted by 16 OECD countries over a 30-year period supports the hypothesis that the effects of...