The global economy is holding steady amidst uncertainty, although subdued export and investment growth in some places is already proving the extent to which protectionism and the unresolved trade conflicts are negatively affecting the economy. Contributing to the uncertainty is the continued...

Die Weltwirtschaft behauptet sich in unsicheren Zeiten: Zwar verdeutlichen mancherorts verhaltene Entwicklungen von Exporten und Investitionen bereits, wie sehr die schwelenden Handelskonflikte und der Protektionismus Gift für die Wirtschaft sein können. Der nach wie vor sehr unsichere...

This paper investigates empirically the effect of personal income tax progressivity on output volatility using macro data from a sample of OECD countries over the period 1982–2009. Our measure of progressivity is based on the difference between the marginal and the average personal income tax...

Global economic output is expected to grow by 3.7 percent this year, and with a slightly stronger dynamic in the coming year; both predictions match the figures proposed in DIW Berlin's spring forecast, even though the year started off somewhat weaker than expected. But overall, economic...