The COVID-19 pandemic has put the public finances of industrial countries under severe stress. The resulting recession has not only led to shortfalls in tax revenues but also to increased public expenditures. National governments have embarked on massive rescue packages to protect citizens and...

This study explores the interests and positions of Central and Eastern European (CEE) Member States in the European Monetary Union (EMU) reform debate. Its starting point is the observation that this debate is largely dominated by contributions from the larger Western European coun-tries.

The Eurosystem has become one of the crucial players in the market for euro area government bonds. After first substantive purchases through the Securities Market Programme (SMP) in 2010, the Eurosystem's involvement has reached a new breadth and magnitude with the establishment of the Public...

Over the last decade, the Eurosystem has become one of the crucial players in the market for euro area government bonds. After first substantive purchases through the Securities Market Programme (SMP) in 2010, the Eurosystem's involvement has reached a new breadth and magnitude with the...

Since March 2020, the Eurosystem has been purchasing government bonds under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). The PEPP was set up as a non-standard policy measure to encounter the economic and financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and is an additional program to the...

The European Commission has proposed to inaugurate a European Minister of Economy and Finance with the broad purpose of streamlining the complex and fragmented decision-making processes within the European Monetary Union. The Minister would jointly serve as Vice-President of the Commission and...

Der "Jahresmonitor" der Stiftung Familienunternehmen' ist die größte vergleichende Befragung von Familienunternehmen und Nicht-Familienunternehmen. Der Schwerpunkt der Erhebung liegt auf der Frage, wie die Resilienz der deutschen Volkswirtschaft gesteigert werden kann. Die Studie wurde im...

Der erstmals vorgelegte Bundesländerindex der Stiftung Familienunternehmen untersucht die Standortqualitäten der deutschen Bundesländer. Das ZEW Mannheim hat unter Leitung von Professor Friedrich Heinemann eine Vielzahl von Einzelindikatoren betrachtet und gewichtet. Damit können die...

Zum dritten Mal haben das ZEW Mannheim und die Universität Mannheim alle 16 deutschen Landesparlamente zur Schuldenbremse befragt. Dieses langfristige Umfrage-Projekt wird durch den von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft geförderten Sonderforschungsbereich 884 "Die politische Ökonomie von...

This paper aims to raise the awareness and knowledge about state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Germany - a sizable but often ignored part of the overall public sector which the authors of this ZEW expert brief, therefore, label the "other government" - to facilitate an informed debate about the...