An Englishman once watched his first American football game. He looked intently as the team gathered into a huddle after each play. His American host asked him what he thought of the proceedings. “Not a bad sport,” remarked the visitor, “but they do seem to engage in an excessive number of...

Table of Contents: I. External Challenges 12 1. The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe 12 a. Trends in Central and Eastern Europe's Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) 12 b. The Impact on Germany 14 c. Political Consequences 14 2. Migration Pressures 16 a. The European Perspective 16 b....

Der seit 1982 andauernde Aufschwung in den Industrieländern ist 1990 zu Ende gegangen; im Winterhalbjahr 1990/91 hat das Bruttosozialprodukt wohl stagniert. In den Vereinigten Staaten, Kanada, Schweden und dem Vereinigten Königreich ist es sogar merklich gesunken; in Kontinentaleuropa und in...

Strengthening potential output is high on the agenda for economic policy in the European Union. While there is widespread agreement that structural policies have a positive impact on long-term growth, there is a controversial discussion whether coordination of macroeconomic policies can...

Die Bundesregierung will im Rahmen der Reform der Unternehmensbesteuerung Kapitalgesellschaften deutlich entlasten. Personengesellschaften und Einzelunternehmen sollen optieren können und dann wie Kapitalgesellschaften behandelt werden; andernfalls erfahren sie eine Entlastung durch die...

The obsolete capital stock in eastern Germany has to be rebuilt. This will increase the capital demand in Germany for the next few years. In addition to the increased demand for capital, government transfers need to be financed. The macroeconomic accounting identity requires that net savings of...

Based on a quarterly regulatory dataset for German banks from 1999 to 2004, this paper analyzes the effects of banks’ regulatory capital on the transmission of monetary policy in a system of liquidity networks. The dynamic panel regression results provide evidence in favor of the bank capital...