Vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Steuersenkungsdebatte werden die finanzpolitischen Risiken großzügiger Steuersenkungen beispielhaft für das Konzept der Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsvereinigung der CDU/CSU (MIT) illustriert. Hierfür werden die mit dem Konzept verbundenen Steuerausfälle...

Both the German federal as well as the general government recorded a surplus for the fourth time in a row in 2017. The fast consolidation after the Great Recession coincided with the transition period for the full introduction of the federal debt brake, which is sometimes interpreted as...

Fiscal policy in the Euro area is still dominated by austerity measures implemented under the institutional setting of the 'reformed' stability and growth pact, and the even stricter 'fiscal compact'. At the same time, calls for a more expansionary fiscal policy to overcome the economic crisis...

It is by now a widely shared insight that fiscal policy needs to be re-strengthened as a macroeconomic policy instrument within European macroeconomic policies: Recent experiences with austerity policies, new research regarding the size of the fiscal multiplier and the fact that monetary policy...