The manifold special features and challenges of economic policy-advising are ultimately based on the principles of trust and mutual learning. These principles, as the basis of cooperation between science on the one hand and politics and administration on the other, can go a long way towards...

The article discusses financial aid and tax exemptions as means to fight against the economic distortions of the current energy crisis. Recent experiences have included not only general stabilisation instruments but also those compensating energy price increases for low-income households and...