Fiscal institutions and reform preferences (C05)

• Subject Area: Economic Policy, Applied Economics
• Term: from 2010 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 139943784

This project is centered on the analysis of fiscal policy and governance institutions, using theoretical modeling, surveys of policymakers (state, national and European parliaments) and making use of the German Internet Panel. We continue to work on fiscal reforms such as the constitutional debt brakes in Germany ("Schuldenbremse") and the euro area (Fiscal Compact). In addition, we expand our recent focus on issues relating to the future of Europe including the possible reversal of the economic integration process and its impact on fiscal competition.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 884: Political Economy of Reforms
• Applicant Institution: Universität Mannheim
• Co-Applicant Institution: ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Friedrich Heinemann; Professor Dr. Eckhard Janeba