Manuel Ackermann
Die Konjunkturkomponente des Grundgesetzes
Die konjunkturbedingte Kreditaufnahme im System der Kreditermächtigungen, europarechtlichen und gesamtwirtschaftlichen Verpflichtungen der Finanzverfassung
2026. 416 pages.
forthcoming in
March 2026
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As one of three borrowing authorisations of the debt brake (Schuldenbremse), the cyclical component allows and requires borrowing and repayment depending on overall economic development. Manuel Ackermann examines how it has realigned fiscal policy since the 1960s and made it verifiable for the first time.