东德自统一以来:工资补贴仍然是一个更好的方式

Economics of Transition Pub Date : 1993-12-01 DOI:10.1111/J.1468-0351.1993.TB00092.X

D. Begg, R. Portes

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1991年春，我们认为德国统一政策的核心应该是在东德实行普遍的临时工资补贴，并取消所有其他补贴。随后发生的事件加强了这项政策的分析依据和实际重要性。本文描述了东德自统一以来的经济表现、其背后的原因以及主要的政策反应。然后，它确定了可归因于统一的具体市场失灵，并表明当前各种政策干预的针对性很差。最后，本文阐述了我们的建议，解释了为什么它能最大限度地减少扭曲，并处理了对工资补贴的常见反对意见。

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Eastern Germany since unification: wage subsidies remain a better way

In Spring 1991, we argued that the centrepiece of German policy towards unification should be a universal, temporary wage subsidy in Eastern Germany and the elimination of all other subsidies. Subsequent events have strengthened the analytical case for and practical importance of this policy. This paper describes the performance of the Eastern German economy since unification, the reasons behind it, and the principal policy responses. It then identifies the specific market failures attributable to unification and shows that the various current policy interventions are poorly targeted. Finally, the paper sets out our proposal, explains why it minimizes distortions, and deals with common objections to a wage subsidy.

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期刊介绍： Economics of Transition publishes high-quality, refereed articles on the economics of structural transformation, institutional development, and growth. It presents innovative theoretical work and econometric analyses of the process of economic reform and its macroeconomic effects. The journal aims to promote new thinking on how institutions and institutional change can be analyzed and measured and how their impact on aggregate economic performance can be evaluated.