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Die Weltwirtschaft befindet sich in einer der dramatischsten Episoden ihrer jüngsten Geschichte. Die weltweite Produktion von Gütern und Dienstleistungen verzeichnet einen Einbruch in einem seit der Weltwirtschaftskrise 1929/30 nicht gekannten Ausmaß. Aber neben diesen ökonomischen Effekten...
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Drei relevante Fragen stehen im Mittelpunkt der wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten für das Jahr 2010. Wie kann die Krise endgültig überwunden werden? Wann und wie soll der Expansionskurs der Fiskal- und Geldpolitik beendet werden? Wie bekommt man danach die hohe Staatsverschuldung in den Griff?...
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Großbritannien und Schweden haben den Abschwung 2000/2001 weitaus besser bewältigt als Deutschland. Gleichzeitig verkörpern diese beiden Länder grundsätzlich verschiedene Kapitalismusmodelle. Wie unterschied sich der makroökonomische Politik-Mix in den drei Ländern? Sollten...
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The paper fundamentally challenges the institutional sclerosis explanation of the present German economic stagnation. Instead we present a macroeconomic explanation focusing on the combined effects of too restrictive monetary policies, too restrictive and sometimes pro-cyclical fiscal policies...
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In the present paper we question the mainstream diagnosis of Germany's post-2000 stagnation as well as the prescribed remedies. We show that the "institutional sclerosis" view of Germany's stagnation is unfounded and that therefore the political measures proposed and actually taken are...
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In order to explain slow growth and high unemployment in the Euro area, in particular if compared to the USA, we follow a macroeconomic policy view focussing on the more restrictive stance of monetary, fiscal and wage policies in the Euro area. In the present paper we focus on the particular...
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Since the start of the European Monetary Union fiscal policy in the Euro area has been dominated by the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Quite obviously the SGP has been unsuccessful in fulfilling its goals, fiscal sustainability and supporting economic growth. More and more countries have...
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The New Consensus approach in macroeconomics is criticised for its exclusive but unwarranted reliance on stabilising monetary policies, for its ill-designed approach to the role of wages and wage policies, and for its complete neglect of fiscal policies. From a Post-Keynesian perspective, it is...
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