Although the federal government has been taking steps to strengthen investment in Germany, it remains considerably low …. This includes private investment, on which thepresent study focuses. German companies are barely investing more than they … did before the crisis, but this is not the case elsewhere: in the US, for example, the level of investment is nearly 14 …

Although the federal government has been taking steps to strengthen investment in Germany, it remains considerably low …. This includes private investment, on which the present study focuses. German companies are barely investing more than they … did before the crisis, but this is not the case elsewhere: in the US, for example, the level of investment is nearly 14 …

. This Economic Bulletin shows that one of Europe's biggest economic weaknesses is a lack of private investment and that a … European investment agenda is vital in order to generate the impetus required to push the European economy towards a … sustainable recovery. European economic policy should focus not on higher public spending, but on increasing private investment as …

. This Economic Bulletin shows that one of Europe's biggest economic weaknesses is a lack of private investment and that a … European investment agenda is vital in order to generate the impetus required to push the European economy towards a … sustainable recovery. European economic policy should focus not on higher public spending, but on increasing private investment as …

social development. For instance, investment in infrastructure is to be increased and the income situation of certain groups …

investment rate has been falling for a long time and is still low by international standards. The calculations in this study … indicate that Germany has shown an annual investment gap of three percent on average since 1999. This means that Germany needs … average investment gap of around 75 billion euros each year. Calculations by DIW Berlin for the purposes of this study …

rate of investment has been falling for a long time and is very low by international standards. The estimations in this … study indicate that Germany has had an annual investment gap of three percent of GDP, on average, since 1999. This means … that Germany needs to invest substantially more in order to reduce the investment backlog accumulated in recent years and …