Höppner and Kastrop discuss the issue of quality in public expenditure in the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact. Their starting point is the reform of the Pact that has taken place in 2005. They summarise the main problems that led to the reform and argue that fiscal rules based only...

Kastrop and Velleuer examine the German experience with sustainability reporting. They consider its background and rationale in the context of the aging of the German population. They give an overview of the first comprehensive report on the effects of demographic change published by the Federal...