The spreading of the Covid-19 virus causes a reduction in economic activity worldwide and may lead to new risks to financial stability. The authors draw attention to the urgency of the targeted mitigation strategies on the European level and suggest taking coordinated action on the fiscal side...

This Policy Letter presents a proposal for designing a program of government assistance for firms hurt by the Coronavirus crisis in the European Union (EU). In our recent Policy Letter 81, we introduced a new, equity-type instrument, a cash-against-tax surcharge scheme, bundled across firms and...

Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Motivation und Ausgangslage 2. Die Verwobenheit von Sparkassen und Landesbanken 3. Grundüberlegungen zur Neuordnung von Sparkassen und Landesbanken 4. Gestaltungsvorschlag 5. Handlungsempfehlungen