Artikel

Entlasten! Aber wie? Wege im Dschungel der Möglichkeiten

Living costs in Germany have surged since Russia's attack on Ukraine. In this article, we discuss pros and cons of different government policies to protect affected citizens. There is a vast domain of possible relief options, each coming with its own trade-offs and design pitfalls. Information gaps in German public administration render desirable options like income and energy-use-contingent transfers administratively infeasible. These frictions should be addressed - if not for the present, then for the next crisis. With regard to other options, governments must be mindful to design policies that are well-targeted to people in need and that do not distort incentives to reduce energy consumption. Possibilities for that do exist.

Alternative title
Navigating the jungle of possibilities
Language
Deutsch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Wirtschaftsdienst ; ISSN: 1613-978X ; Volume: 102 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 10 ; Pages: 745-748 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Classification
Wirtschaft
Crisis Management
National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
Subject
Wirtschaftskrise
Energiepreis
Finanzpolitik
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Riedel, Nadine
Peichl, Andreas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Springer
(where)
Heidelberg
(when)
2022

DOI
doi:10.1007/s10273-022-3300-7
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Last update
10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET

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  • Artikel

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  • Riedel, Nadine
  • Peichl, Andreas
  • Springer

Time of origin

  • 2022

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