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The “Index of Modern Social Market Economies” (MSME Index) defines and measures the features of a modern social market economy in international comparison. In contrast to other indices that measure economic performance, the MSME Index takes an institutional approach,...

This paper begins with a few basic premises. First is the acknowledgement that current progress toward sustainable development is not commensurate with the severity of the economic, social and environmental issues of the 21st century. Hence the urgency of informed strategy...

Federal financial structures which include fiscal equalization between the states are and will remain to be indispensable. Such structures are required to equalize the significant regional economic differences which exist within the federal republic and to ensure sufficient...

(nur auf Englisch verfügbar) Die chinesische Regierung unternimmt Anstrengungen, das wenig nachhaltige Entwicklungsmodell des Landes zu einer Green Economy mit starkem Fokus auf erneuerbare Energien umzugestalten. Von westlicher Seite soll dazu mehr Unterstützung gewährt und...

The Chinese development model hardly considered matters of sustainability so far. Fischer elaborates on the government efforts for conversion into a green economy with a strong focus on renewable energies. She demands more support from the west and that cooperation be taken...

The paper shows possible domino effects of a Greek withdrawal from the euro-zone for the global economy.

Do the citizens of the EU actually know what it is worth to them personally? The surveys increasingly suggest that they reject it and regard it with contempt. After living for years in a state of emergency, many people have started to cast doubt on the whole notion of...

This paper recommends a new sovereign debt reduction rule for the European Union.

The European Union’s regulations governing sovereign debt are based on the principle of equal treatment of all member states. The recommendations we make here concerning changes in European Union sovereign-debt reduction rules take account of national particularities, but...

The euro crisis has not gone away on holiday. In fact, it continues to generate a never-ending string of horrific headlines. Where is it all going to end? In this article we describe the proposed remedies that are currently being discussed, and what blue and red eurobonds,...