KKB 88: Economic output in the euro area has recently returned to its pre-pandemic level. The surge in infections since early 2022 had only...

This presentation gives an overview of the empirical evidence on the causal effects of the minimum wage introduction in Germany on hourly...

KBW 36: The extremely low interest environment during the 2010s has significantly facilitated the reduction of the gross government...

KKB 82: The euro area economy is rapidly approaching its pre-crisis production level. After a strong increase in the second quarter, economic...

The costs and benfits of moving from a flexible exchange rate regime to a monetary union depend critically on the conduct of monetary policy....

The recent Great Recession had very heterogeneous effects on the labor markets in industrialized countries. We analyze the role of three labor...

If the monetary authority lacks commitment, a monetary union can dominate flexible exchange rates. With forward-looking staggered pricing,...

Germany will reintroduce parity funding of the statutory health insurance scheme in 2019 by lowering the contribution rates for employees and...

KKB 52: The euro area economy has once again switched back a gear. The slowdown over the course of 2018 is mainly due to weaker impulses from...

KKB 8: The German economy remains on a robust growth track. For the current year we expect GDP to increase by 1.8 percent. Next year, the rate...

The German economy is regaining momentum. GDP is forecast to increase by 1.7 percent in 2015 and 1.9 percent in 2016. Initially, the...

KKB 14: German GDP is expected to increase by 1.8 percent (2015), 2.2 percent (2016), and 2.3 percent (2017). With capacity utilization...

KKB 10: Economic activity in the Euro Area is gradually gaining grip in 2015. Sentiment indicators suggest that the current - rather moderate...

KKB 41: The air for the economic upswing in Germany is getting thinner. We expect German GDP to grow by 2.5 percent this year and by 2.3...

KKB 38: The German economy is running at full steam. Economic activity has further accelerated in the current year and leading indicators...

KKB 46: The Euro area economy has lost momentum in the first half of 2018. The slowdown was due to country-specific temporary factors and a...

KKB 53: The German economy has shifted down a gear. After still very high economic momentum in Germany until the middle of last year,...

KKB 32: The momentum of the expansion of the German economy is strong. Unchanged from our winter and spring forecasts, we expect a rise in...

KKB 58: The euro area economy is currently expanding at a moderate pace. The underlying momentum has slowed noticeably since early 2018, which...

KKB 17: The German economy remains robust in a difficult international climate. In the current year, we expect GDP to increase by 2 per cent....