Der vorliegende Bericht resümiert die konzeptionellen und methodischen Vorarbeiten zur neuen Panelerhebung "Arbeitsmarkt und Soziale Sicherung", die im Dezember 2006 erstmals ins Feld ging. Deren haushaltsbasierte Daten sollen dazu beitragen, eine wichtige Lücke im Bereich der Armuts- und...

The report focuses on the relative macroeconomic performance since the global financial crisis of six Northern European countries with a special emphasis on Finland. While fiscal and monetary policies have definitely impacted on macroeconomic outcomes in the six countries examined, as a whole...

Earmarking financial contributions for specific geographic, thematic or other priorities has emerged as an important modality for funding multilateral development organisations. Earmarking has had positive consequences, such as the mobilisation of resources for multilateral organisations and new...

Exceptionally large monetary and fiscal policy measures have been implemented globally to counteract the adverse economic consequences of the covid-19 crisis. The analysis first provides an overview of some of the measures taken to support liquidity and lending in the US, Germany, Sweden and...