This paper provides new evidence on the sustainability of public finances in German states (Laender) by exploiting a … newly compiled database covering the years 1950 - 2011. Unlike previous studies on Germany, we analyze fiscal sustainability … by applying "gsecond generation" panel cointegration techniques. A unique identification strategy for the selection of …

debt crisis has prompted a fundamental re-evaluation of public debt sustainability and the looming threat of sovereign debt …'s peacetime debt-to-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio has never been higher. In this paper, we analyse the sustainability of … analysis, we conduct formal tests on fiscal sustainability, including tests on stationarity and cointegration and the …

We analyze the sustainability of public finances in the 16 states (Laender) of the Federal Republic of Germany using an … evidence against strict fiscal sustainability in a majority of German Laender. A notable exception to this finding is Bavaria. …

In this paper we analyze the sustainability of public finances in the states (Laender) of the Federal Republic of … and 1991 to 2011 for East German Laender, respectively. In order to assess the fiscal sustainability of the (Laender) we … strict fiscal sustainability in most of the 16 German Laender. A notable exception to this finding is Bavaria. …

debt crisis has prompted a fundamental re‐evaluation of public debt sustainability and the looming threat of sovereign debt …'s peacetime debt‐to‐GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio has never been higher. In this paper, we analyse the sustainability of … anecdotal his‐torical analysis, we conduct formal tests on fiscal sustainability, including tests on stationarity and …

In this paper, we extend Henning Bohn's (2008) fiscal sustainability test by allowing for slope heterogeneity and cross … sustainability criteria. According to our results, politicians have significantly reacted to increasing debt levels by increasing … reaction to increasing debt levels in the West German Laender panel. …

In this paper, we extend Henning Bohn's (2008) fiscal sustainability test by allowing for slope heterogeneity and cross … sustainability criteria. According to our results, politicians have significantly reacted to increasing debt levels by increasing … reaction to increasing debt levels in the West German Laender panel. …