From 1999 to 2005 the former Red-Green government in Germany enacted a series of ambitious tax cuts that were supposed to boost the German Economy. The article argues that these tax cuts instead of boosting the economy involved major costs. The revenue losses induced substantial expenditures...

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has intensified the discussion of Europe's reliance on energy imports from Russia. A ban on Russian imports of oil, natural gas and coal has already been imposed by the United States, while the United Kingdom plans to cease...

Europäische Finanzpolitik: Ausgabenpfade als konjunkturgerechte Alternative zum Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspakt. Seit dem Begin der Europäischen Währungsunion (EWU) steht die Finanzpolitik in Staaten des Euroraums im Zeichen des Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspaktes (SWP). Allerdings ist keines...