IMF Staff Country Reports

Germany: Selected Issues

November 2, 2000

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Summary

The conceptual framework of this paper assumes that macroeconomic performance depends on the interplay between the economic environment and policies. Declining labor shares, wage moderation, and employment performance in Germany and the Netherlands have been presented. A number of policy changes are under way, but additional reforms may be needed to fully reap the benefits of the new economy. The tax reform package marks a radical and constructive shift in German tax policy, and the pension system requires a sea of change in public policy reforms.

Subject: Expenditure, Labor, Labor markets, Labor share, Pension spending, Pensions, Production, Productivity

Keywords: CR, Europe, Germany, ICT industries, ISCR, Labor markets, Labor share, Pension spending, Pensions, Productivity, Productivity growth, Rate, Tax rate, TFP gain, Wage, Wage differentiation, Wage growth, Wage solidarity

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    100

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2000/142

  • Stock No:

    1DEUEA0022000

  • ISBN:

    9781451810424

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685