Auf den verschiedenen Stufen des Länderfinanzausgleichs wird die Finanzkraft der Länder relativ deutlich angeglichen. Dennoch haben sich die Länder sehr unterschiedlich stark verschuldet. Ab 2020 wird die Schuldenbremse für die Länder wirksam. Wie die unterschiedliche Finanzkraft bisher...

Auf den verschiedenen Stufen des Länderfinanzausgleichs wird die Finanzkraft der Länder relativ deutlich angeglichen. Dennoch haben sich die Länder sehr unterschiedlich stark verschuldet. Ab 2020 wird die Schuldenbremse für die Länder wirksam. Wie die unterschiedliche Finanzkraft bisher...

This paper assesses the relationship between government and manufacturing wages. We find that the long-run relation between the two wages is stronger when the government is a large employer. Manufacturing wages are better aligned with productivity and unemployment when public wages, to which...

Austerity is a concept that is often used in the public debate. It refers to fiscal policy measures that reduce government spending and raise taxes for the purposes of closing a government budget deficit. This paper analyzes the concept in the context of the current European economic crisis and...

Hungary has faced a considerable challenge to regain credibility following persistent and high fiscal deficits. Efforts during recent years have produced substantial results. The fiscal deficit has been brought down significantly and, despite the recession, fiscal consolidation has continued to...

This paper assesses the relationship between public and private wages in the EU, as measured by general government and manufacturing compensations, respectively. We find that the long-run relation between the two is stronger when the government is a large employer. Manufacturing compensations...

The federal government is headed toward a financial crisis as a result of chronic overspending, large deficits, and huge future cost increases in Social Security and Medicare. Social Security and Medicare would be big fiscal challenges even if the rest of the government were lean and efficient,...