Since the outbreak of the Corona virus, policymakers around the globe introduced numerous emergency measures such as the wearing of masks, restrictions to mobility and travel and the shutdown of large parts of the economy, including firms, workplaces and schools. The implementation of...

For many analysts, the Chinese economy is spurred by a bubble in the housing market, probably driven by the fiscal stimulus package and massive credit expansion, with possible adverse effects to the real economy. For example, the stock of loans increased by more than 50 percent since the end of...

Angesichts eines niedrigen Steueraufkommens bei gleichzeitig hohen Ausgabenerfordernissen in Ostdeutschland wurde im Jahre 1995 der sogenannte Solidarpakt geschlossen, der den ostdeutschen Ländern, befristet auf 10 Jahre, finanzielle Leistungen von Bund und westdeutschen Ländern in Höhe von...