Cyprus appeared to be a South European success story until the beginning of the economic and financial crisis in 2008. But in early 2013, the country was at the edge of bankruptcy, its leading banks were illiquid, its economy was shrinking and unemployment was rising. Against this background,...

[Griechenland zwischen Krise und Neuanfang. Eine Krisenbilanz] Der vorliegende IfW-Krisencheck zur Wirtschaftslage in Griechenland stimmt weniger hoffnungsfroh als das Bild, das politische Entscheidungsträger und diverse 'Experten' in letzter Zeit vermittelt haben. Denn die griechische...

Entgegen der Regierungsmeinung, eine Preisexplosion im Wohnungsmarkt bremsen zu müssen, kommen wir zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Nettokaltmieten in Deutschland in den letzten 20 Jahren preisbereinigt sogar gesunken sind. Unsere Daten zeigen, dass nur einige Kreise stark ansteigende Preise...

The new German federal government has stipulated a price barrier as a response to the seeming „rent explosion“ in German residential markets. Contrary to this perception, we find that inflation-adjusted rents net of heating are even lower today than twenty years ago. Furthermore, our...

Estonia is widely regarded as a paramount example for a successful transformation of a socialist economic system to a functioning market economy. Against the backdrop of this positive image which contrasts strongly with the crisis scenarios in Southern Europe the remaining problems of Estonia...

In view of the Russian annexation of Crimea and its ongoing efforts to destabilise Ukraine, political decision-makers in the EU and the US are considering economic sanctions against Russia. The article analyses whether the German economy would be affected by restrictions on trade and investment...