In der aktuellen Diskussion um die Zukunft des Industriestandortes Deutschland wie auch in den vorliegenden Langfristprognosen wird das 'magische Zieldreieck der Energiepolitik' aus Versorgungssicherheit, Preiswürdigkeit und Ressourcenschonung nicht hinreichend berücksichtigt. Getrieben von...

The strong response of long-term interest rates to macroeconomic shocks has typically been explained in terms of informational asymmetries between the central bank and private agents. The standard models assume that the equilibrium real interest rate is constant over time and independent of...

This paper uses a dynamic stochastic rational expectations model of a small open economy to shed some light on factors determining exits from a fixed to a flexible exchange rate regime. Exits are in the model determined by a concern for macroeconomic stabilization. If cost-push shocks are...

This paper estimates voters' response to municipality and regional level unemployment and economic growth, in Swedish general elections from 1985 to 2002, using data on 284 municipalities and 9 regions. An increase in regional growth or a reduction in regional unemployment by one percentage...