Der Begriff der Resilienz hat in den letzten Jahren eine hohe Popularität bei der Formulierung wirtschaftspolitischer Zielsetzungen erlangt. Seine nahezu inflationäre Verwendung geht bislang jedoch mit einer fehlenden Präzision einher. Die Autoren behandeln die Herkunft des Resilienzbegriffs,...

This study aims to give guidance for a better-performing EU through an improved allocation of competences between the European Union and its member states. The study analyses eight specific policies from a wide range of fields with respect to their preferable assignment. The analysis applies a...

The "true" size of fiscal multipliers is widely debated by economists and policy makers as large (small) multipliers provide arguments to expand (cut) public spending. Within a meta-analytical framework, we ask whether the large observed variance in multiplier estimates can be explained by the...

Der "Jahresmonitor" der Stiftung Familienunternehmen“ ist die größte vergleichende Befragung von Familienunternehmen und Nicht-Familienunternehmen. Der Schwerpunkt der Erhebung liegt auf der Frage, wie die Resilienz der deutschen Volkswirtschaft gesteigert werden kann. Die Studie wurde im...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the public finances of industrial countries under severe stress. The resulting recession has not only led to shortfalls in tax revenues but also to increased public expenditures. National governments have embarked on massive rescue packages to protect citizens and...

This paper aims to raise the awareness and knowledge about state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Germany - a sizable but often ignored part of the overall public sector which the authors of this ZEW expert brief, therefore, label the "other government" - to facilitate an informed debate about the...