In the past decade, Germany has been the world champion in exporting capital (“Exportweltmeister”). No other country invested larger amounts of savings outside its borders. However, we find that Germany plays in the third division when it comes to investment performance. To show this, we...

Nach einem aktuellen deutsch-französischen Vorschlag soll in 10 EU-Ländern, inklusive Deutschlands, eine Finanzmarkttransaktionssteuer (FTS) mit einem Steuersatz von 0,2% beim Kauf von Wertpapieren eingeführt werden und auf Aktien großer Unternehmen beschränkt sein. Die Autoren vergleichen...

Partisan conflict and policy uncertainty are frequently invoked as factors contributing to slow post-crisis recoveries. Recent events in Europe provide ample evidence that the political aftershocks of financial crises can be severe. In this paper we study the political fall-out from systemic...

Ursula Münch, Politische Akademie Tutzing, erklärt, dass Populisten und Extremisten für den eigenen Erfolg die Skepsis der Wählerschaft gegenüber dem parlamentarischen System und das Misstrauen gegenüber den seriösen Parteien für ihren eigenen Erfolg benötigen. Um dem Glaubwürdigkeits-...

Populism at the country level is at an all-time high, with more than 25% of nations currently governed by populists. How do economies perform under populist leaders? We build a new cross-country database identifying 50 populist presidents and prime ministers 1900-2018. We find that the economic...

Populism at the country level is at an all-time high, with more than 25% of nations currently governed by populists. How do economies perform under populist leaders? We build a new cross-country database identifying 50 populist presidents and prime ministers 1900-2018. We find that the economic...

The rise of populism in the past two decades has motivated much work on its drivers, but less is known about its economic and political consequences. This column uses a comprehensive cross-country database on populism dating back to 1900 to offer a historical, long-run perspective. It shows that...

Populism at the government level is on the rise and we are living in a populist era. Populist leaders cling to power and populism often returns to countries. Populist governments are a drag on economic growth. Economic nationalism and protectionism are a common feature of populists in power....