Abstract Existing rules of debt limitation in the German fiscal federalism are insufficient. The minimal condition to a new national fiscal rule requires adherence to the Maastricht criteria. This paper analyses existing reform proposals discussed in the Föderalismuskommission II and proposes a...

This paper studies two alternative budget rules to overcome the shortcomings of the current laws for the German Länder: The Swiss debt brake as well as a version incorporating a golden rule presented by the German Council of Economic Experts. A simulation analysis reveals the necessary...

Summary This paper studies two alternative budget rules to overcome the shortcomings of the current laws for the German Länder: The Swiss debt brake as well as a version incorporating a golden rule presented by the German Council of Economic Experts. A simulation analysis reveals the necessary...

Abstract: Eine Neuordnung der Bund-Länder-Finanzbeziehungen sollte den Ländern eine größere Steuerautonomie einräumen, den Finanzausgleich anreizkompatibel gestalten und die Transparenz des Fiskalföderalismus erhöhen. In diesem Buch werden zahlreiche Vorschläge aus Politik und...

In this paper, we compare growth and welfare effects of various budget rules within an endogenous growth model with productive public capital, utility enhancing public consumption and public debt. We find that introducing a fixed deficit regime does not affect the long run growth rate compared...

This paper employs an endogenous growth model to study the growth and welfare effects of the golden rule of public finance. Two versions are compared, whereby government deficits are restricted for the use of public investments. It is shown that the growth effect of the golden rule depends on...