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"Geschäftsmodell Deutschland" und außenwirtschaftliche Ungleichgewichte in der EU

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  • Ohr, Renate
  • Zeddies, Götz

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Die vergangenen Jahrzehnte waren weltweit durch eine Zunahme der außenwirtschaftlichen Ungleichgewichte gekennzeichnet. Den Leistungsbilanzüberschussländern, insbesondere Deutschland, wird in diesem Zusammenhang zunehmend vorgeworfen, durch zu moderate Lohnsteigerungen wesentlich zum Aufbau der Ungleichgewichte beigetragen zu haben. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden im vorliegenden Beitrag auf Basis einer Paneldatenanalyse die Determinanten der Leistungsbilanzungleichgewichte in der Europäischen Union ermittelt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die internationale preisliche Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Länder nur eine von vielen erklärenden Variablen darstellt. Vielmehr gehen die Ungleichgewichte wesentlich auf unterschiedliche Sparneigungen, sowohl der öffentlichen Hand als auch des privaten Sektors, zurück. Folglich wären die an Deutschland gerichteten Forderungen, zum Abbau der Ungleichgewichte die moderate Lohnpolitik zu beenden, allein nicht zielführend. Stattdessen müssen andere Wege gefunden werden, die Binnennachfrage in den Leistungsbilanzüberschussländern zu stärken und die Ausschöpfung bestehender Sparpotenziale in den Leistungsbilanzdefizitländern zu erhöhen.

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  • Ohr, Renate & Zeddies, Götz, 2010. ""Geschäftsmodell Deutschland" und außenwirtschaftliche Ungleichgewichte in der EU," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 110, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
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