Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...

The accuracy of macroeconomic forecast depends on various factors, most importantly the mix of analytical methods used by the individual forecasters, the way that their personal experience is shaping their identification strategies, but also their efficiency in translating new information into...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die zukünftige Entwicklung der Finanzierungskosten von Krankenhäusern vor dem Hintergrund (i) des anhaltenden Rückzugs der öffentlichen Hand aus der Finanzierung von Investitionen und des dadurch entstandenen Investitionsstaus und (ii) der von Banken im...