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Das internationale Subventionskarussell: Dabeisein oder Abspringen?

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  • Hiemenz, Ulrich
  • Weiss, Frank Dietmar

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Vergeltungsmaßnahmen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gegen Subventionen zugunsten einzelner Industriebranchen im Ausland lassen sich aus gesamtwirtschaftlicher Sicht nicht rechtfertigen. Aktion und Reaktion verringern den internationalen Warenaustausch und führen zu Einkommensverlusten bei allen am Welthandel beteiligten Ländern. Subventionen zugunsten einzelner Industriebranchen verursachen Wachstumsverluste, indem sie - eine Fehlspezialisierung auf strukturschwache Branchen oder vermeintliche Zukunftsindustrien fördern, - die Kostenkontrollfunktion des Wettbewerbs teilweise außer Kraft setzen und - Interessengruppen wie Unternehmer und Gewerkschaften ermutigen, reale Ressourcen in die Beeinflussung des politischen Entscheidungsprozesses zu investieren, um Vorteile zu erlangen (rent seeking). Die Verhaltensweise des "rent seeking", die sowohl für inländische als auch für ausländische Interessengruppen charakteristisch ist, hat dazu beigetragen, daß im vergangenen Jahrzehnt immer mehr Länder und immer mehr Produktionsbereiche in das internationale Subventionskarussell einbezogen worden sind. Durch diesen Lawineneffekt kumulieren sich die volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten, die die am Subventionswettlauf beteiligten Länder zu tragen haben. Die beste Lösung dieses Dilemmas wäre ein international vereinbarter Abbau von Branchensubventionen. Erweist sich eine solche Lösung als unerreichbar, so lohnt sich aus gesamtwirtschaftlicher Sicht immer noch ein einseitiger Ausstieg aus dem Subventionskarussell. Eine derartige Revision der bisherigen Wirtschaftspolitik wäre in der Bundesrepublik auch politisch durchsetzbar, wenn über Steuersenkungen das Wählerpotential der Steuerzahler mobilisiert würde.

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  • Hiemenz, Ulrich & Weiss, Frank Dietmar, 1984. "Das internationale Subventionskarussell: Dabeisein oder Abspringen?," Kiel Discussion Papers 98, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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