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Many observers consider the German 'debt brake' beyond criticism. In the current crisis, many European countries have difficulties refinancing their budgets, while the German treasury's funding conditions are most favourable. The 'fiscal compact's' call for the introduction of German-style 'debt...
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theoretical or purely ideological foundations. Germany as the most economically and politically influential member state of the …
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theoretical or purely ideological foundations. Germany as the most economically and politically influential member state of the …
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In response to the recent sovereign debt crisis, the member states of the European Union agreed to enact balanced budget rules in their national legislation. However, little is known about the public's opinion of balanced budget rules. To fill this gap, we conducted a survey among 2,000...
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and/or investment and savings behavior in Germany. …
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Currently fiscal policies in Germany seem to be in a very comfortable position and the German Debt Brake is regarded as …
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In 2009, Germany introduced a new debt rule in its federal constitution (Grundgesetz). The socalled 'debt brake …
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public finances, nor limits external imbalances, nor effectively contributes to solving the challenges Germany faces today … future of fiscal rules has developed, both in Germany and internationally. This working paper contributes to that debate by … initial re-form steps to begin implementing this framework in Germany, including an adjustment of the cyclical component of …
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experts (e. g. fiscal policymakers, economists) think of deficit spending, budget consolidation or fiscal rules. In contrast …
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In this paper, the author considers sovereign debt in the form of one-period government bonds with default risk, which can be purchased by and traded among domestic and foreign investors. She shows that the "good equilibrium" is the only stable equilibrium under some quite general assumptions,...
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