The dichotomous characterization of the business cycle in recessions and expansions has been central in the literature over the last fifty years. However, there are various reasons to question the adequacy of this dichotomous approach for our understanding of business cycle dynamics, as well as...

Die Schuldenbremse - eine Wachstumsbremse? Schon seit Jahren hat der Abbau der staatlichen Verschuldung eine hohe Priorität in wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten. Nun soll eine fiskalische Regel zur Schuldenbegrenzung - die so genannte Schuldenbremse - den Staat binden, die Verschuldung...

"After more than four decades of real income stagnation, ever-increasing inequality and household financial distress, this book explores how the very fabric of our society is under threat. It argues that although capitalism is imperfect, it can be improved, and harnessing its forces of...

This paper revisits the "one-size-fits-all" challenge posed by the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy within the heterogeneous economic landscape of the euro area. Using a dataset spanning from 1999Q1 to 2019Q4 for the ECB interest rate and from 2004Q4 onwards for the Wu-Xia shadow...