Macroeconomic Dynamics 24(6), 2020, 1315-1345, und IWH Discussion Paper 34/2017 (mit Andrej Drygalla und Konstantin Kiesel). Zusammenfassung: In this paper, we analyse the effects of the stimulus packages adopted by the German government during the Great Recession. We employ a …

The Effects of Fiscal Policy in an Estimated DSGE Model – The Case of the German Stimulus Packages During the Great Recession Read more »

IWH Discussion Paper 10/2017 (togehter with Geraldine Dany-Knedlik) Zusammenfassung: We investigate drivers of Euro area inflation dynamics using a panel of regional Phillips curves and identify long-run inflation expectations by exploiting the cross-sectional dimension of the data. Our approach simultaneously …

Inflation Dynamics During the Financial Crisis in Europe: Cross-sectional Identification of Long-run Inflation Expectations Read more »

(together with Sushanta Mallick), IWH Discussion Paper 15/2015 Zusammenfassung: This paper investigates a perception in the political debates as to what extent poor countries are affected by price movements in the global commodity markets. To test this perception, we use …

Global Food Prices and Business Cycle Dynamics in an Emerging Market Economy Read more »

(together with Claudia M. Buch), in: Nowotny, E, Ritzberger-Grünwald, D., Backé, P.: Financial Cycles and the Real Economy. Lessons for CESEE Countries, Edward Elgar, 2014 (and: IWH Discussion Paper 8/2014) Zusammenfassung: The economic and financial crisis that emerged in 2008 …

Do We Need New Modelling Approaches in Macroeconomics? Read more »

(mit Ingo Pies), Diskussionspapier 2014-4 des Lehrstuhls für Wirtschaftsethik an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 2014 Zusammenfassung: Die öffentliche Auseinandersetzung um den Mindestlohn in Deutschland ist von einem Diskursversagen geprägt. Gestritten wird um faire Löhne und gute Arbeit. Dass dabei die …

Mit administrierten Löhnen Armut bekämpfen? – Warum die Debatte um den Mindestlohn in Deutschland verfehlt ist Read more »

(together with Steven Devaney and Rainer Schulz), IWH Discussion Paper 15/2012 Zusammenfassung: Informationally efficient prices are a necessary requirement for optimal resource allocation in the real estate market. Prices are informationally efficient if they reflect buildings’ benefit to marginal buyers, …

Efficiency in the UK Commercial Property Market: A Long-run Perspective Read more »

(together with Maike Irrek and Birgit Schultz), IWH Discussion Paper 11/2012 Zusammenfassung: Many economic decisions implicitly or explicitly rely on a projection of the medium- or long-term economic development of a country or region. In this paper, we provide a …

A Federal Long-run Projection Model for Germany Read more »