The upswing in Germany is starting to falter. In the third quarter, the economy shrank for the first time in three years. This decline...

World economic growth is moderating accompanied by a broad-based deterioration in economic sentiment. ...

The ECB’s recently launched Expanded Asset Purchasing Programme is similar to the quantitative easing programmes undertaken by the US...

Reconfiguring the relationship between the UK and the EU is a complex undertaking. Delays, procrastination and uncertainty are bad for...

Looks at Greek debt situation. Points out that measures that do not reduce Greek debt in nominal terms, such as forbearance, reduce...

The ECB has launched an Expanded Asset Purchasing Programme (EAPP) similar to recent Quantitative Easing programmes launched by the...

Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik No. 12: The trend decline of productivity growth in Germany is not due to a single cause but is...

Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik No. 16: The German current account surplus in relation to GDP has reached record high levels in...

German foreign investment, especially direct investment, is better than its reputation. Criticism of Germany’s net capital exports in...

Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik No. 7: The European Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure aims to identify macroeconomic risks at...

Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik No. 11: The persistently high German current account surpluses are subject to increasing...

Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik No. 5: The report addresses potential effects on the German economy by the extremely...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 58: The reason why the Euro zone crisis has dragged on for so long is that Europe's leaders have focused too...

Kiel Polity Brief No. 51: The monetary policy authorities of the Eurosystem have been operating in crisis mode for more than four...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 58a: The reason why the Euro zone crisis has dragged on for so long is that Europe's leaders have focused too...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 90: According to the authors, improving institutions to stimulate entrepreneurial action and investment is the...

Germany’s leading economics research institutes have downwardly revised their forecasts for 2018 and 2019. They now expect economic...

The economic upturn in Germany is entering its sixth year, but is losing momentum. This is due to both demand and supply side factors....