This paper evaluates the temporary VAT reduction invoked by the German government over the third and fourth quarter of 2020 as part of the COVID-19 stimulus package. There is considerable controversy. Critics argue that VAT reductions are ineffective in the presence of lockdown measures in place...

The German economy is taking longer than expected to overcome the pandemic: It is likely to increase by only 2.1 percent in 2021 and capacities remain markedly underutilized. In addition, global supply bottlenecks are affecting German industry, resulting in stalled domestic production despite...

Die deutsche Wirtschaft lässt die Pandemie langsamer als erwartet hinter sich. Sie legt wohl in diesem Jahr lediglich um 2,1 Prozent zu; die Kapazitäten bleiben noch deutlich unterausgelastet. Die globalen Lieferengpässe treffen die deutsche Industrie. Dadurch ist die heimische Produktion...

The system of capital taxation consists of two instruments, namely a tax on profits and a depreciation allowance on investment. We will show in this paper that by acting on both instruments simultaneously it is possible to achieve both a growth and a fiscal net revenue target even in cases when...

Recent proposals for a still missing European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) argue in favor of a reinsurance framework. In this paper, we use a regime-switching open-economy DSGE model with bank default to assess the relative efficiency of such a scheme. We find that reinsurance by EDIS is more...

Dieser Artikel untersucht, ob die Finanzkrise zu einer nachhaltigen Veränderung der sektoralen und geografischen Spezialisierung Deutschlands im Handel mit forschungsintensiven Gütern geführt hat. Dazu werden im ersten Teil sektorale Spezialisierungsindikatoren für Deutschland, die USA,...

In the last decade the available labor force has expanded in Germany-despite the decline in the working-age population. The reason: labor market participation has increased, for women in particular and older people in general. Also noticeable was a rise in qualification level because...

The German economy is on track for continued growth. Due to the unexpectedly robust first six months of 2017, the German Institute for Economic Research is raising its forecast for GDP growth to 1.9 percent for the current year. This year and arguably for the coming two years, the country's...

Im vergangenen Jahrzehnt ist die Zahl der in Deutschland verfügbaren Arbeitskräfte gestiegen - trotz rückläufiger Bevölkerung im erwerbsfähigen Alter. Das liegt daran, dass die Erwerbsbeteiligung zugenommen hat, insbesondere bei Frauen sowie generell bei Älteren. Dabei macht sich auch...