Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/103832 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Arbeitspapier No. 05/2014
Publisher: 
Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, Wiesbaden
Abstract: 
In this paper,we assess the impact ofmajor German structural reforms from1999 to 2008 on key macroeconomic variables within a two-country monetary union DSGE model. Bymany, these reforms, especially the Hartz reforms on the labormarket, are considered to be the root of thereafter observed imbalances in the Euro Area. We find that, in terms of German GDP, consumption, investment and (un)employment, the reforms were a clear success albeit the impact on the German trade balance and the current account was onlyminor. Most importantly, the rest of the Euro Area benefited frompositive spillover effects. Hence, our analysis suggests that the reforms cannot be held responsible for the currently observed macroeconomic imbalances within the Euro Area.
Subjects: 
Fiscal Policy
Labor Market Reforms
DSGE modeling
Macroeconomics
JEL: 
H2
J6
E32
E62
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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