ifo Schnelldienst 01/2014

Theme:
Reform Options for German Federal Fiscal Equalisation: Scientific Conference on 9 October 2013 to Mark the 20th Anniversary of Ifo’s Dresden Branch
Sustainable and Showing Solidarity? A View of the Negotiations Ahead
Comments on the Complaint Filed by the Free State of Bavaria and the State of Hessen Regarding Federal-Länder Fiscal Equalisation
Financial Flows in Federal Germany: Vertical and Horizontal Aspects of Guaranteeing Appropriate Financial Contributions to the Public Budgets of the Federal State, Länder and Municipalities
Inter-State Fiscal Adjustment: Time for Sweeping Reforms!
More Vertical, More Transparent, More Suited to its Task: an Agenda for Federal State-Länder Fiscal Equalisation for the 21st Century
More Autonomy for Federal States: Approaches to a Far-Reaching Reform of Federal-Länder Financial Relations
“[…] The financial power and the financial requirements of the municipalities (municipalities associations) are to be taken into account.” Wolfgang Renzsch Looks At Several Problems Related to the Burdens on Municipalities Created by Federal Law in Fiscal Equalisation
Debt Limit and Fiscal Equalisation: How High Does Fiscal Equalisation Have to Be in 2020 to Ensure That (Almost) All Countries Can Comply With the Debt Limit?
Halt to Downward Trend in Equipment Investment – Strong Growth Expected in 2014
Climate Notes: Sustainability and Natural Capital – How High and How Important Are They?
Ifo Business Survey for December 2013 in Brief – Optimistic Outlook For the First Six Months of 2014