Since the fiscal expansion during the Great Recession 2008-2009 and the current European consolidation and austerity measures, the analysis of fiscal multiplier effects is back on the scientific agenda. The number of empirical studies is growing fast, tackling the issue with manifold model...

Anlässlich des Verfassungsgerichtsverfahrens gegen den Nachtragshaushalt 2010 der rot-grünen NRW-Landesregierung wird geprüft, ob zum Zeitpunkt der Verabschiedung im Dezember 2010 - aber auch perspektivisch in den folgenden beiden Jahren - eine Störung des gesamtwirtschaftlichen...

Many observers consider the German 'debt brake' beyond criticism. In the current crisis, many European countries have difficulties refinancing their budgets, while the German treasury's funding conditions are most favourable. The 'fiscal compact's' call for the introduction of German-style 'debt...

Angesichts zunehmender Ängste vor einer überbordenden Staatsverschuldung und einer daraus resultierenden Belastung der nächsten Generationen scheint die Schweizer Finanzpolitik gegenwärtig glänzend dazustehen. Während überall sonst die Staatsverschuldung im Zuge der globalen Finanz- und...

This paper asks whether the post-Keynesian or New Keynesian paradigm provides a more realistic description of the effects of fiscal policy on output and consumption. I establish some macro and microeconomic stylized facts on fiscal multipliers and marginal propensities to consume based on the...

We apply meta regression analysis to a unique data set of 104 studies on multiplier effects with 1069 reported multipliers in order to derive stylized facts and to quantify the differing effectiveness of the composition of fiscal impulses, adjusted for the interference of study-design...

The fiscal multiplier is a condensed key figure of the complex transmission mechanism of fiscal policy into output. I give an overview and systemize the numerous contributions to the theory and measurement of multipliers. The analysis is not confined to a certain model class but is intended to...