German government is stepping into a new era with its COVID-19 recovery support measures. It is leaving behind its ordoliberal foundations which see the role of the state as making sure policy conditions enable markets to function properly. In this view, the state should fix market failures and...

30 Jahre nach der Deutschen Wiedervereinigung – und unter dem Eindruck der akuten Corona-Krise – fand der siebte New Paradigm Workshop des Forum New Economy zur Zukunft des deutschen Modells vom 28. bis 30. September in Berlin statt. Renommierte deutsche und internationale Experten...

Historically high levels of private and public debt coupled with already very low short-term interest rates appear to limit the options for stimulative monetary policy in many advanced economies today. One option that has not yet been considered is monetary financing by central banks to boost...