Distorted energy prices undermine resource allocation efficiency and threaten China's economic growth and reduction of carbon emissions. This study examines the price distortions for fossil and renewable energy based on Chinese provincial panel data and estimates the influence of distorted...

Das zuletzt moderate Tempo der Weltkonjunktur wird sich zunächst fortsetzen. In Europa dürfte sich die Konjunktur ab dem Winterhalbjahr 2024/2025 leicht beleben. In Deutschland sorgt vor allem das schleppende Exportgeschäft für mangelnde wirtschaftliche Impulse. Doch der private Konsum wird...

This paper explores the economics of Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on its potential as a new General-Purpose Technology that can significantly influence economic productivity and societal wellbeing. It examines AI's unique capacity for autonomy and self-improvement, which could...

We study capital controls on outflows (CCOs) in situations of macroeconomic and financial distress. We present novel empirical evidence indicating that CCO implementation is associated with crises and declines in GDP growth. We then develop a theoretical framework that is consistent with such...