Climate change policies have been rising to the top of the global political agenda, but how should governments finance them? Public economists propose solutions based on economic theory, but their political feasibility depends on voters' support, and ordinary households often neglect economic...

In diesem Jahr wird das preisbereinigte Bruttoinlandsprodukt voraussichtlich um 0,1% gegenüber dem Vorjahr zurückgehen. Damit tritt die deutsche Wirtschaft seit nunmehr fünf Jahren auf der Stelle. Digitalisierung, Dekarbonisierung, Demografie und Deglobalisierung erfordern einen Umbau der...

Die deutsche Wirtschaft arbeitet sich langsam aus der Krise. Zwar wird die Lage von den meisten Unternehmen nach wie vor schlecht bewertet. Allerdings konnten seit Jahresbeginn in allen Wirtschaftsbereichen die Erwartungen im Hinblick auf die Entwicklung in den kommenden Monaten zulegen....

Living costs in Germany have surged since Russia's attack on Ukraine. In this article, we discuss pros and cons of different government policies to protect affected citizens. There is a vast domain of possible relief options, each coming with its own trade-offs and design pitfalls. Information...

Debt-to-GDP ratios have grown to unprecedented levels in many industrialized economies. This requires disciplined consolidation efforts which are, however, supposed to come now at the wrong time with the economic recovery being fragile. The countries forming the G20 need to make sure the...

The view is widespread that there are just two options for the future of the Eurozone - either it is complemented by a fiscal union, or it will fall apart. In this paper, we discuss five possible elements of a fiscal union, of which three are in the centre of the current debate on fiscal union...

Debt-to-GDP ratios have grown to unprecedented levels in many industrialized economies. This requires disciplined consolidation efforts which are, however, supposed to come now at the wrong time with the economic recovery being fragile. Against this background, we call for a global debt brake...

The current debt crisis has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. The view is widespread that moving towards a 'fiscal union' would have a stabilising effect in the event of macroeconomic shocks. In this paper we study the economic effects of introducing two elements...