Während der vergangenen Jahre haben institutionelle Reformen in der makroökonomischen Debatte in der Europäischen Union eine wichtige Rolle gespielt. Zunehmend hat sich ein Konsens herausgebildet, dass in vielen EU-Ländern Wettbewerbshemmnisse, unzureichende Arbeitsmarktflexibilität,...

To analyse the most important aspects of the Secular Stagnation hypothesis, this paper considers the effects of hysteresis in potential output in a New-Keynesian model that is extended with endogenous potential output. To do so, a number of simulations of relevant scenarios is undertaken. It is...

This study develops a stylised DSGE model, that departs in one aspect: it replaces the general equilibrium approach by disequilibrium economics. In this way, richer macroeconomic adjustment dynamics result, as it is not necessary to assume that goods and labour markets continuously clear. The...