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Deutsche Wirtschaft stagniert – jetzt Wachstumskräfte stärken: Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Herbst 2014

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The German economy will grow by 1.3 percent this year and by 1.2 percent in 2015, predict the economic research institutes involved in the Joint Economic Forecast in their autumn report. According to the report, Germany’s economy has cooled down markedly. With economic output falling in the second quarter and stagnating in the third quarter of 2014, the engine for economic growth is proving hard to rev up again. Both domestic and foreign demand is weak: the consumer climate deteriorated recently and companies remain cautious about investment. The moderate pace of growth in the world economy and the low level of economic impetus in the euro area over the forecasting period are also having a negative impact. In this environment the economic research institutes are in favour of strengthening growth and creating more favourable investment conditions. They see financial scope for a more investment-friendly tax system and higher spending on areas that promote growth like physical and human capital. Die deutsche Konjunktur hat sich abgekühlt. Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt wird in diesem Jahr voraussichtlich um 1,3 Prozent steigen. Das 68-Prozent-Prognoseintervall reicht dabei von 1,1 bis 1,5 Prozent. Vor allem die schwächere Weltkonjunktur und eine verhaltene Investitionstätigkeit im Inland dämpfen die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung.Im kommenden Jahr dürfte die Produktion um 1,2 Prozent ausgeweitet werden. Dabei spielt aber auch eine Rolle, dass das kommende Jahr mehr Arbeitstage hat; kalenderbereinigt liegt die Expansionsrate nur bei 1,0 Prozent. Wichtigste Aufgabe der Wirtschaftspolitik ist es in diesem Umfeld, jetzt die Wachstumskräfte zu stärken und günstige Rahmenbedingungen für die Investitionstätigkeit zu setzen. Ein gewisser Spielraum für eine gestaltende Finanzpolitik steht hierfür zur Verfügung.

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  • Projektgruppe Gemeinschaftsdiagnose, 2014. "Deutsche Wirtschaft stagniert – jetzt Wachstumskräfte stärken: Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Herbst 2014," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 81(42), pages 1039-1115.
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    1. Ludger Schuknecht & Hendrik Ritter & Joachim Wieland & Nobert Walter-Borjans, 2014. "Correction of Growth Forecasts: Is a Balanced Budget Still Possible?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 67(23), pages 05-12, December.
    2. Holtemöller Oliver & Schult Oliver & Zeddies Götz, 2018. "Zu den rentenpolitischen Plänen im Koalitionsvertrag 2018 von CDU, CSU und SPD: Konsequenzen, Finanzierungsoptionen und Reformbedarf," Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 67(3), pages 247-265, November.
    3. Gebhardt, Heinz, 2017. "Die finanzpolitische Ausgangslage für die neue Legislaturperiode," RWI Konjunkturberichte, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, vol. 68(3), pages 67-82.

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    Keywords

    Business cycle forecast; economic outlook;

    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E66 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General Outlook and Conditions
    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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