In this paper, we use the estimated three-region DSGE model GEAR, which pictures Germany, the Euro Area and the Rest of … Germany and the rest of EMU affected GDP growth and unemployment during the crisis. Not surprisingly, stimulus programmes … policy on domestic GDP growth was only small, however, amounting to a maximum of 1.6% for Germany and 0.8% for the rest of …

increases labor supply elasticities by up to 100 percent. As a consequence, we propose a new estimation strategy which overcomes …