This study analyzes the sensitivity of US giving to both business cycle fluctuations and trend growth. With tax revenues as a point of reference, US giving constitutes a relatively stable source of revenue. Total giving is characterized by a business cycle volatility which is comparable to the...

In Germany, the medium-term financial planning (Mifrifiʺ) was introduced at the end of the sixties. This study scrutinizes the experience of the German Bund with more than thirty years of financial planning. In the first step, the paper explores the potential normative and political-economic...

Die grundgesetzlich verankerte Schuldenbremse wird zunehmend für zu geringe öffentliche Investitionen verantwortlich gemacht und in Frage gestellt. Finanzmarktexperten/-innen sehen allerdings nicht in der Schuldenbremse das maßgebliche Hindernis für höhere Investitionen, sondern in zu viel...