Economic Development After the German Federal Election: Will It Matter Who Governs?

In the 36th ifo and FAZ Economists Panel, economists were asked before the German federal election how they thought economic growth, unemployment, public debt, income inequality, and carbon emissions would develop under different coalitions until the end of the next legislative period. It was relatively rarely the case that the traffic light or Jamaica coalitions were named as the coalition under which the macroeconomic indicators would develop particularly markedly.