The global financial crisis of 2007-09 has led to an intensive research program analyzing a wide range of issues related to financial crises. This paper presents a summary of a forthcoming book, Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses, that includes 19 contributions...

The global financial crisis of 2007-09 has led to an intensive research program analyzing a wide range of issues related to financial crises. This paper presents a summary of a forthcoming book, Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses, that includes 19 contributions...

Bereits vor der Corona-Krise zeigte die Europäische Währungsunion (EWU) eine unbefriedigende wirtschaftliche Entwicklung mit niedrigem Wachstum und zu geringer Inflation. Zur Krisenbekämpfung ist die Koordination zwischen Geld- und Fiskalpolitik notwendig. Unzureichende Lohnsteigerungen, die...

The global financial crisis of 2007-09 has led to an intensive research program analyzing a wide range of issues related to financial crises. This paper presents a summary of a forthcoming book, Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses, that includes 19 contributions...

The article provides a broad-based overview on competing development strategies and the economic performance of developing countries, mainly since the year 2000. Four traditional mainstream development strategies are discussed (Washington Consensus, neo-liberalism, "good governance" and MDGs)...

We review the competing explanations of the 2007-2008 global crisis, recall how governments around the world had to depart from established policy stances, and reflect on the legacy of the crisis both in terms of future challenges and changes in policy doctrine. The G-20 has addressed important...

Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Ausgestaltung der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Politikberatung und die zum Teil harsche Kritik von Politikern am Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in jüngster Zeit lenkt den Blick auf den Einfluss von Ökonomen auf die...

To what degree do economists disagree about key economic questions? To provide evidence, we make use of the responses to a series of questions posed to a distinguished panel of economists put together by the Chicago School of Business. Based on our analysis, we find a broad consensus on these...

Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Ausgestaltung der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Politikberatung und die zum Teil harsche Kritik von Politikern am Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in jüngster Zeit lenkt den Blick auf den Einfluss von Ökonomen auf die...