This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that Germany’s economic rebound of 2010–11 gave way to weakening momentum during the course of 2012. Although exports to non-European trading partners began to recover by mid-2012, in line with improved prospects in the United States and...

Nach den Ergebnissen des neueste ifo Investitionstests bei den deutschen Leasinggesellschaften hält das dynamische Wachstum der Leasingbranche in Deutschland an. Das Neugeschäft stieg 2005 um 7,3% auf 50,2 Mrd. €, wobei das Immobilien-Leasing um 15,5% und das Breitengeschäft mit Mobilien um...

In the paper, the sources of productivity growth are investigated by an empirical analysis with micro data for West-German manufacturing firms. The theoretical framework corresponds to an augmented growth accounting approach based on a production function. The empirical results reveal that...

This paper discusses key findings of the Cluster Report on German-Central European Supply Chain (GCESC). Since the 1990s, a GCESC has evolved, manufacturing goods for export to the rest of the world. Reflecting this, bilateral trade linkages between Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary,...

In order to obtain a better understanding of monetary transmission, this paper assesses the importance of the interest rate and credit channels on business fixed investment in the German manufacturing sector. Our panel of financial statements contains 44,345 observations for 6,408 firms. We...

Der Report analysiert die Entwicklung der privaten Investitionen in Deutschland. Im Vergleich zum Euroraum hat sich in Deutschland seit 2000 eine große Investitionslücke gebildet. Diese Lücke ist vor allem auf den starken Rückgang der Bauinvestitionen zurückzuführen, während sich die...

In order to obtain a better understanding of monetary transmission, this paper assesses the importance of the interest rate and credit channels on business fixed investment in the German manufacturing sector. Our panel of financial statements contains 44,345 observations for 6,408 firms. We...