In the debate on global imbalances, the euro area countries did not receive much attention so far. While the current account is on balance for the entire area, divergences between individual member states have increased since the introduction of the common currency. In this paper, the imbalances...

The Chinese growth miracle was based on exports and investment in recent years. While strong output growth has been maintained even during the financial crisis, the imbalances within the country increased. To return to a more sustainable path of development, policies are directed to improve the...

The Chinese growth miracle was based on exports and investment in recent years. While strong output growth has been maintained even during the financial crisis, the imbalances within the country increased. To return to a more sustainable path of development, policies are directed to improve the...

Forschung und Entwicklung und deren Anwendung entscheiden zunehmend über die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Volkswirtschaften. Auf diesem Gebiet haben sich die Schwellenländer in den letzten Jahren in eine führende Position geschoben. Die Europäische Union beantwortet diese Herausforderung mit...

The Greek government budget situation plays a central role in the debt crisis in the euro area. Strong consolidation measures need to be implemented, with potential adverse effects on the Greek economy and further credit requirements. Debt conversion might therefore become a reasonable...

Im Jahr 2013 dürfte die deutsche Wirtschaft um 0,4 Prozent wachsen und bleibt damit unterausgelastet; die Produktionslücke beträgt gut ein Viertel Prozent. Im Jahr 2014 wird das Bruttoinlandsprodukt um 1,6 Prozent zunehmen und die Produktionslücke wird sich annähernd schließen; im Jahr...

The Chinese growth miracle was based on exports and investment in recent years. While strong output growth has been maintained even during the financial crisis, the imbalances within the country increased. To return to a more sustainable path of development, policies are directed to improve the...

This paper investigates the effects of global oil and food price shocks to consumer prices in Middle East-North African (MENA) countries using threshold cointegration methods. Oil and food price shocks increase domestic prices in the long run, whereby the impact of food prices dominates. While...