The study will first outline the way in which Germany’s fiscal policy was driven for several dec-ades by a paradigm that centered on deficit control and reduced state involvement in the econ-omy. It will assess the damage wrought by this strategy – for example, underinvestment in...

The study will first outline the way in which Germany's fiscal policy was driven for several decades by a paradigm that centered on deficit control and reduced state involvement in the economy. It will assess the damage wrought by this strategy - for example, underinvestment in infrastructure...

Die Corona-Krise hat ihren Ausgangspunkt in China und große gesundheitliche sowie wirtschaftliche Schäden verursacht. Mittlerweile sind auch in Japan, Korea, Italien, Deutschland, Großbritannien, Frankreich, Spanien und vor allem den USA hohe und rapide wachsende Fallzahlen von Infektionen...

The new German government plans to increase investment spending considerably, yet without increasing taxes or reforming the debt brake enshrined in the constitution. This article explores the government’s (un)conventional approaches to squaring this circle.