Executive summary
Assessment and recommendations
-Growth is slowing after an extraordinary rebound from the recession
-Structural reforms for stronger and more sustainable growth
-Bibliography
-Annex A1. Progress in structural reform
Chapter 1. The German labour market: preparing for the future
-Past labour market reforms paid off handsomely during the crisis
-Long-term challenges remain
-Annex 1.A1. Estimating Okun’s law for Germany
-Annex 1.A2. The impact of the sectoral composition of the recession on the unemployment response
-Annex 1.A3. The impact of labour shortages on labour market outcomes
Chapter 2. Climate change policies: make ambition pay
-Germany has committed itself to challenging reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
-Climate change policies need to become more cost-efficient
-Continuing the green growth success story