Favorable labor market conditions and the resulting increase in private consumption are still sustaining the global economy. Trade disputes and political uncertainties, however, continue to slow investment activity, with the result that economic growth will only be moderate particularly in...

The coronavirus pandemic caused a global market crash in the first half of 2020. Following a massive slump of around four percent in the first quarter, global GDP decreased in the second by five percent. Lower rates of new infections, together with far-reaching monetary and fiscal policy...

The developed economies of Europe and the United States are slowly recovering from the worldwide financial crisis and the debt crisis in the euro area. How will the economic situation of these countries evolve in the future? Will the developed economies experience high rates of productivity and...

Die Volkswirtschaften Europas und der Vereinigten Staaten erholen sich nur langsam von der weltweiten Finanzkrise und der Schuldenkrise im Euroraum. Wie hoch wird das Wirtschaftswachstum in den kommenden Jahren ausfallen? Werden die entwickelten Volkswirtschaften in einem hohen Maße...

Various proposals are currently being suggested to encourage higher foreign direct investment in countries within the euro area, particularly between individual member states. The intended goal is to assist in stimulating economic growth in the euro area. Against this background, this article...

Direktinvestitionen in die Länder des Euroraums zu setzen - vor allem auch zwischen den einzelnen Mitgliedsländern. Dies soll unter anderem dazu beitragen, das Wirtschaftswachstum im Euroraum zu beleben. Vor diesem Hintergrund gibt dieser Beitrag einen Überblick der umfangreichen - aber auch...

In many advanced economies, there has been a declining trend in interest rates over the past thirty years. Since the financial crisis, interest rates have remained particularly low. Though a decrease in inflation explains part of the fall in nominal interest rates, there is also a clear...