The German Public Finances in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract The general government budgetary position of Germany at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis is advantageous due to extremely favourable conditions of the 2010s. Since 2012, surpluses prevailed, and in 2019 the public debt ratio decreased below 60%. The coronavirus crisis ends this succe...

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Main Authors: Heinz Gebhardt, Lars-H. Siemers
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Springer 2020-07-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-020-2695-2