Fiscal austerity has not led to a return of confidence and it is not at all certain that the current crisis strategy can be sustained politically and will eventually succeed. Government bonds of crisis-hit countries have lost their safe asset status and high risk premiums are impairing monetary...

German fiscal policy is nowadays often presented as a shining example due to successful budget consolidation after the Great Recession. However, the idea that the German success is the result of a well-thought-out economic strategy that could therefore serve as a role model for other countries...

Seit Jahren hat in Deutschland die Kreditfinanzierung öffentlicher Ausgaben eine miserable Presse. Die Kampagne hat zumindest in formaler Hinsicht Früchte getragen: Das Grundgesetz enthält seit 2009 (anscheinend) strikte Vorschriften, um Budgetdefiziten einen Riegel vorzuschieben. Jedoch...