Politisch mag es nicht korrekt sein, nach der Zukunft des Euro zu fragen. Wissenschaftlich ist diese Frage nach Ansicht von Stefan Homburg, Universität Hannover, aber berechtigt, weil Zweifel am Bestand der Eurozone zunehmen und die aktuelle Entwicklung dunkle Reminiszenzen an das Vorfeld...

During and after the Great Recession of 2008/09, the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted far-reaching measures, including reductions in the main refinancing rate, a long-term refinancing operation (LTRO), outright purchases of selected government bonds (SMP), and more generous collateral...

The financial crisis of 2007 and the following recession present a major challenge to macroeconomic theory. The same holds true for exceptionally low interest rates during the recent years and for the puzzle that super-expansive monetary policies failed to produce high inflation. Approaches that...

The German property tax is probably unconstitutional. Since this tax violates the ability-to-pay principle anyway, the author proposes a simpler design that preserves municipal and state revenues and also avoids increases in housing costs.

This paper shows that the eurozone payment system does not effectively protect member states from speculative attacks. Suspicion of a departure from the common currency induces a terminal outflow of central bank money in weaker member states. TARGET2 cannot inhibit this drain but only protects...

This paper shows that the eurozone payment system does not effectively protect member states from speculative attacks. Suspicion of a departure from the common currency induces a terminal outflow of central bank money in weaker member states. TARGET2 cannot inhibit this drain but only protects...