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Steigende Staatsquote oder schwarze Null – ein theoretischer Erklärungsansatz durch öffentliche Güter

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  • Volpert Tobias

    (Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt, Marker Allee 76–78, 59063 Hamm, Germany)

  • Rasfeld Sophie

    (Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt, Marker Allee 76–78, 59063 Hamm, Germany)

Abstract

The German national deficit reached an unprecedented magnitude following the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, determining an appropriate or correct public sector share has become the subject of extensive discourse. A crucial theoretical explanatory approach for the increasing intervention of the state is the theory of public goods. This article elucidates why markets are unsuitable for the production of certain goods, commonly referred to as public goods. Furthermore, the article demonstrates, through the elucidation of impure public goods, that the state undertakes tasks that could be handled by the market itself. Therefore, it is essential to question why the state produces specific goods, particularly in light of Germany’s saving goals.

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  • Volpert Tobias & Rasfeld Sophie, 2024. "Steigende Staatsquote oder schwarze Null – ein theoretischer Erklärungsansatz durch öffentliche Güter," Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 73(1), pages 74-94, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:lus:zwipol:v:73:y:2024:i:1:p:74-94:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/zfwp-2024-2004
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    Keywords

    Staatsverschuldung; Staatsquote; schwarze Null; öffentliche Güter; public sector share; public goods;
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    JEL classification:

    • H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General

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