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Economic and social policy
Germany: taxes on capital reduced
The contribution from taxation on wealth to the national budget has fallen considerably in the last decade. One of the causes is the reduction in the rates of income and corporation taxes.

Economic and social policy
France: paragon of virtue
In terms of the difference between nominal wage growth and productivity plus the ECB's inflation target, France fits the benchmark almost perfectly. Germany, in contrast, has systematically undershot the stability norm.

Europe
Big differences in Europe
The counterpart to Germany's export successes - the surpluses in its current account - is provided by the equally large deficits of other countries.

Euro crisis
Balance sheet recession: the downward spiral
Output shrinks in a balance sheet recession, because all sectors - households, companies and the state - hang on to their money and there is no one who borrows the savings and invests them.

Financial policy
When does the debt limit take effect?
The method the German government has chosen to establish the size of the structural deficit is extremely design-dependent.

European Union
Varying welfare standards in Europe
Using welfare spending per capita in purchasing power standards (pps) in relation to per capita income in pps as an indicator it is possible to assess the appropriateness of welfare provision.

Employment
Shorter working time - more jobs
The number of unemployed fell in Germany, even during the economic crisis, while in the USA it rose substantially - one consequence of the better distribution of working time.

Employment
Different strategies
In Germany it is working time that reacts sharply to changes in the economic cycle; in the USA it is the number of jobs.

Work
Division of labour extends beyond national borders
The internationalisation of corporations has changed the work environment of high-skilled workers tremendously. Mental work, too, is increasingly industrialised. The highly qualified are losing freedom and security.

Work
Research and development work in the global information cyberspace
The internationalisation of corporations has changed the work environment of high-skilled workers tremendously. Mental work, too, is increasingly industrialised. The highly qualified are losing freedom and security.