Der Strom aus Sonne und Wind kann zwar den Atomstrom in Deutschland rechnerisch ersetzen. Da der Atomstrom selbst nur knapp 4,6% zur Endenergieversorgung der Bundesrepublik beiträgt und der Strom aus Wind- und Sonnenkraft 1,8% ausmacht, liegt diese Option im Bereich des Möglichen, wenn man die...

In seinem Vortrag vor dem hessischen Unternehmertag analysierte Hans-Werner Sinn, Präsident des ifo Instituts, die gegenwärtige konjunkturelle Lage. Die Welt teile sich in zwei Gruppen von Ländern: einerseits die Schwellenländer, Deutschland, Schweden, die Schweiz und einige osteuropäische...

Authors of the Report on the European Economy 2011

The structural problems brought to light by the financial crisis have largely remained in place or shifted from the private (banking) sector to the public sector. In the United States, despite increased saving, household debt remains high; their wealth position has deteriorated substantially due...

As most European countries were coming out of recession at the end of 2009, Greece was entering a tumultuous period. The announcement of the newly elected Greek government in October 2009 that the projected budget deficit for 2009 would be 12.7 percent of GDP2 (rather than the 5.1 percent...

Spain has suffered a lot from the current crisis and is the first large economy that may find itself in need of fiscal rescue. If this happens it may prove quite damaging to the euro. Yet, since the mid-1990s, Spain was a champion of growth and fiscal stability; its unemployment had fallen...

Since the beginning of the financial crisis numerous proposals have been made for the reform of public policies towards banks and other financial companies. Many individual governments have already taken action, and several official international bodies have also been active in considering...