Die Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise hat sich seit 2008 entfaltet. Seitdem gibt es verschiedene Versuche, ihre Folgen durch Rettungsschirme, Konjunkturprogramme und gesetzliche Regelungen in den Griff zu bekommen. Immer dringender stellt sich auch angesichts des jüngst vorgestellten Sparprogramms der Bundesregierung die Frage, wer tatsächlich von diesen Maßnahmen profitiert, wer sie bezahlen muss und ob die Verursacher der Krise angemessen an den Kosten der Schadensregulierung beteiligt werden.
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Schlagworte: Finanzmarktkrise | Kategorie: V.03. Geld- und Finanzmärkte |
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 Beitrag drucken Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 The financial crisis in the western financial system seems to have past its apex and the banking system, especially certain large investment banks, appear in nearly rude health. However, the cost of the rescue has been borne by governments, or more specifically the taxpayer. Moreover, the deep recession caused by the meltdown has severely depressed corporate profits, reducing tax intake, and government efforts to stimulate the economies has seriously depleted fiscal reserves. A number of western countries (and the Euro) have been pushed to the brink of collapse, with many European countries in serious state, owing to governments’ financial positions and the response of bond, currency and share markets. As actions unfold to cope with the crisis, citizens in countries such as Latvia, Iceland and Greece have engaged in mounting civil unrest. Domestic tranquillity is threatened as the extent of public service delivery and state welfare systems are likely to be reduced.
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Schlagworte: Finanzmarktkrise | Kategorie: V.06. Entwicklungsökonomik |
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Beitrag drucken Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 The GES Working Group on State Building will have two related goals: first, to reach consensus on how the international community can best contribute to state building in developing countries; and second, based on that consensus, to propose a series of practical projects that the GES network can undertake. State building — the strengthening of the legitimacy, robustness, and resilience of the state — has steadily marched up the international community’s agenda in recent years. Unfortunately, however, the most common state-building prescriptions — such as more aid, competitive elections, and economic reform — do not seem to work well in practice. The roots of state fragility lie in the combination of weak social cohesion and feeble state institutions. International action to combat fragility, therefore, should be first and foremost about encouraging institutional changes that foster a stronger sense of unity and a stronger sense of local ownership. Finding the right balance between decentralization and centralization is key, as is the use and development of indigenous capacities. Countries must be given the ability to solve their own problems.
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Schlagworte: Entwicklungsländer | Kategorie: V.06. Entwicklungsökonomik |
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Beitrag drucken Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 It is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy the rising global demand for food in a sustainable manner. A number of reasons contribute to the uncertainty in our ability to meet the food demand of an increasing world population: the average living standard of the population is rising, land use is shifting from agriculture to urban and industrial uses, the production of nonfood crops for bio-fuels is on the rise, investments in increasing agricultural productivity are growing slowly, water and arable land are increasingly becoming scarce and global warming is making it more difficult to produce food in various poor countries. Moreover, the food price crisis of 2008 added fuel to the fire and put food security on top of the policy agenda. At the heart of the food security agenda lies water scarcity as irrigated agriculture accounts for 50 percent of the total crop production in the World. Many countries, especially in North-Africa, Near East and East Asia have already reached critical levels of water scarcity, which is expected to get worse with the forces mentioned above.
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Schlagworte: Globalisierung, Landwirtschaft | Kategorie: V.10. Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomik |
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Beitrag drucken Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 Since 2007, we have witnessed a series of financial shocks – at the household, firm and country levels – to which policy makers have reacted vigorously with the aim of restoring confidence to the global markets. Nevertheless, the recent Eurozone turbulence indicates that this aim has not been achieved. Policy makers and financial market participants are not agreed on whether fiscally vulnerable countries should be allowed an orderly debt restructuring, whether Euro rescue packages should make such restructuring superfluous, or whether new policy approaches could obviate the need for restructuring without requiring rescue packages. * What policy approaches are particularly promising? This panel will explore these issues, with a view to providing proposals on how such currency-area problems can be fruitfully addressed in the future. Das könnte Sie auch interessieren:
Schlagworte: Staatsbankrott | Kategorie: V.07. Öffentliche Finanzen, Finanzwissenschaft und Steuern |
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Beitrag drucken Das Kieler Institut für Weltwirtschaft – zu dem die ZBW bis Ende 2006 gehörte – trauert um seinen früheren Präsidenten Prof. Giersch, der im Alter von 89 Jahren am 22.7.2010 in Saarbrücken verstarb (geboren 11.05.1921 in Schlesien). Prof. Giersch erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen (u.a. das Große Bundesverdienstkreuz) und war von 1964 -1970 Mitglied im [Lesen Sie weiter...] Das könnte Sie auch interessieren:
Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 The exploitation and trafficking of men, women and children is a humanitarian problem of global scale. At least 12 million people worldwide are trapped in conditions of forced labor, a fifth of these are being exploited as a result of human trafficking. These forms of modern day slavery have become one of the most profitable and most horrifying businesses in the world. Human trafficking and coerced labor is said to be the fastest growing source of income for organized crime and its third most important, exceeded only by drugs and arms trade. A fundamental reason for trafficking and exploitation is the demand for cheap workers and prostitutes in both developing and developed countries. At the same time, there are millions of poor and vulnerable people who are willing to depart and seek a better life abroad. But, with closed borders, there are only few legal job opportunities in destination countries. This situation has created a breeding ground for smugglers, traffickers and exploitative employers willing to use force or restraint to make a profit.
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Schlagworte: Kriminalität | Kategorie: N.05 Recht und Rechtswissenschaft |
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Beitrag drucken Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 In all parts of the world the processes of globalization have produced winners and losers. Socioeconomic disparities, which exist not only between nations but also inside the societies of all states, are regarded as the major cause for political or political-religious radicalization. Today, the most extreme form of this radicalization is represented by terrorist organizations. The transnational, non-state nature of terrorism and insurgencies has evolved into one of the most prominent threats for international security, stability, and prosperity.
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Selected for the Global Economic Symposium 2010 In most developing countries, governments undertake large poverty alleviation programs whereby specific goods and services are transferred to those who are unable to afford them in the free market. These programs are targeted (at the poor) and conditional (for particular goods and services). But targeting generates incentive problems (the poor have reduced incentive to become productive) and leakage (some people receive benefits even though they don’t need them and others who need them don’t receive them). Conditionality gives rise to monitoring and enforcement problems, leading to opportunities for corruption. Furthermore, governments face the problem of making the goods and services available at the right time in the rightplace. These various problems reduce countries’ growth potential and hinder poverty alleviation.
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Schlagworte: Entwicklungsländer | Kategorie: V.06. Entwicklungsökonomik |
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Beitrag drucken Die Monopolkommission hat das System der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV) und die Bedingungen für den Wettbewerb zwischen gesetzlichen Krankenkassen untersucht. Festzustellen ist, dass einerseits bereits Grundlagen für ein aktives Wettbewerbsgeschehen in den vergangenen Jahren geschaffen wurden, andererseits jedoch an verschiedenen Stellen schwerwiegende Hindernisse für selbiges aufrechterhalten geblieben sind. Diese Hindernisse schränken die aktive Wettbewerbsentwicklung im System der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung und ihre effizienzsteigernden Wirkungen jedoch ganz erheblich ein. (Auszüge aus der Pressemitteilung der Monopolkommission, 18. Gutachten der Monopolkommission vom 14. Juli 2010).
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Schlagworte: Gesundheit, Wettbewerb | Kategorie: V.08. Industrieökonomik, Wettbewerb, Innovation und Branchen |
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