ifo Schnelldienst 07/2021: Germany’s Economic Policy Challenges in the Post-Merkel Era

Germany’s Economic Policy Challenges in the Post-Merkel Era – Ten ifo Institute Proposals for the Coming Legislative Period

The burdens of the Coronavirus crisis create a difficult starting position for Germany’s next government. ifo Institute experts outline the ten key challenges facing Germany – from education policy to foreign trade to digitalization – and suggest how to tackle them.

With contributions from

• Clemens Fuest, Economic Challenges of the Years Ahead and the Need for Economic Policy Action
• Helmut Rainer and Andreas Peichl, Better Exploiting Employment Potential
• Panu Poutvaara, Promoting the Immigration of Skilled Workers
• Ludger Wößmann, Education for Economic Growth and Equal Opportunity
• Oliver Falck, Enabling Digitalization
• Clemens Fuest and Niklas Potrafke, Taxation and Fiscal Policy: Positioning for Growth
• Joachim Ragnitz, Felix Rösel and Marcel Thum, Sustainable Financing for Social Security Systems
• Clemens Fuest, Florian Neumeier and Andreas Peichl, Distribution Policy for More Inclusion and Growth
• Karen Pittel, Efficient Implementation of Climate Targets 
• Lisandra Flach, Foreign Trade Policy: For Robust Supply Chains and Against Protectionism
• Clemens Fuest, The Future of the EU: Strengthening Resilience, Deepening Economic Integration, Providing European Public Goods