There are about 30 low-fertility countries globally. Germany has been a low-fertility country for more than 50 years which is longer than any other country since the lowfertility trend in other countries only began ten or twenty years ago. Low-fertility rates have mainly negative consequences...

This paper reviews and summarizes the literature that has concentrated on budget consolidations and their fiscal and economic effects. The issue of fiscal adjustments has again gained importance due to the recent economic crisis and the resulting fiscal imbalances. The existing literature shows...

Die Zunahme des internationalen Handels und der internationalen Kapitalbewegungen wird oft für einen Abbau sozialstaatlicher Umverteilung verantwortlich gemacht. In dieser Arbeit wird die Frage untersucht, ob die wachsende Internationalisierung der Wirtschaft zu einer Einschränkung der...