Business Cycle Analysis with an Equilibrium Model for the German Economy
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German Economic Institute (IW)
Controversy rages as to whether the recession in Germany in 2009 was caused by a slump in world trade or by a supply shock due to the problems in the banking sector. According to the new DSGE model developed by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Köln) the severe downturn in the German economy was triggered by both declining foreign demand and a drop in productivity. However, the productivity shock can also be ex-plained by surplus capacity and declining investment activity. To this extent, therefore, it also reflects a demand shock, though, due to their structure, the DSGE models cannot adequately describe this.
Daniel Bendel / Markus Demary / Manfred Jäger-Ambrożewicz: Konjunkturanalyse mit einem Gleichgewichtsmodell für die deutsche Wirtschaft
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German Economic Institute (IW)
Why Do Companies Invest in Germany?
The growth of Germany’s capital stock is slowing, as current investment increasingly fails to keep pacewith steadily rising disposals. In particular, private investment – which accounts for well over fourfifths of total gross fixed capital formation – has been alarmingly low in recent years.
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Are the New Federal Government's Measures Having an Effect on Investment in Germany?
With German’s industrial crisis worsening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical upheavals, a huge investment gap has opened up.
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