This paper compares the interconnections between dominant economic thought and processes of policy-making in the area of labour market reforms in Germany in the late 1960s and the early 2000s. The transition in labour market policies in this period could be described as a change from an active...

This paper analyzes recent macroeconomic developments in the eurozone, particularly in Germany. Several economic indicators are sending signals of a looming German recession. Geopolitical tensions caused by trade disputes between the United States and China, plus the risk of a disorderly Brexit,...

At the bottom of the financial crisis a new government is elected in Germany. The change in political colours gives the chance for a new alignment in stabilization policy. What stabilization policy is needed in this situation? Applying the dsv-framework we first collect estimates for the...

Twice a year, the Joint Economic Forecast (JEF, "Gemeinschaftsdiagnose") brings together Germany's leading economic research institutes to prepare a consensus view on the business cycle, potential growth perspectives and appropriate policy recommendations. This globally unique exercise, dating...

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fachdiskussionen stellen in unterschiedlichen Formen Konsens oder Dissens der Beteiligten heraus. Nach welchen Regeln und Verfahren ist eine Konsensfindung in der wirtschaftspolitischen Beratung möglich? Und in welchen Fällen ist ein allseitiger Konsens gerade...