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The Covid-19 pandemic hitting the world in 2020 also caused a high death toll in Germany and in the European Monetary Union (EMU) at large. The health crisis worldwide and the precautions against Covid-19 rapidly induced a demand and supply recession simultaneously. The Covid-19 crisis was...
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The German debt brake is often regarded as a great success story, and has therefore served as a role model for the Euro area and its fiscal compact. In this paper we fundamentally criticize the debt brake. We show that (1) it suffers from serious shortcomings, and its success is far from certain...
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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) provide opportunities for a more flexible and market-based provision of public services. At the same time, they may impair fiscal transparency and offer politicians discretion in the presence of strict fiscal rules if these only constrain the core udget. Using a...
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Die Wirtschaftspolitik kann noch nicht aufatmen; zu schwer lasten die Folgeschäden der Krise insbesondere auf der … europäischen Wirtschaft. Soll der Euroraum als Ganzes erhalten bleiben, muss die Wirtschaftspolitik ihn auch als eine Einheit … verstehen und entsprechend handeln. Die enge nationale Perspektive muss von der Wirtschaftspolitik aufgegeben werden und einer …
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Strengthening potential output is high on the agenda for economic policy in the European Union. While there is widespread agreement that structural policies have a positive impact on long-term growth, there is a controversial discussion whether coordination of macroeconomic policies can...
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