[Quick Exit or Deliberate Loosening? On the Future of Contact Restrictions in the COVID-19Crisis]. / Schneller Ausstieg oder bedachte Lockerung?: Zur Zukunft von Kontaktbeschränkungen in der COVID-19-Krise.

How important is the relaxation of contact restrictions for the recovery of the German economy and what conclusions can be drawn for the appropriate level of contact restrictions in the coming months? In considering these issues, an attempt will be made to assess what significance the contact restriction measures introduced by the federal and state governments since mid-March 2020 will actually have for the current slump in economic activity in Germany. In addition, the various plausible scenarios for the spread and containment of infection are presented with different options for easing contact restrictions.

Why Current EU Proposals for Corona-Related Financial Aid Cannot Replace Coronabonds.

With public debt-to-GDP levels now set to surpass post-war records and Italy's ratio approaching levels reached in Greece on the eve of the country's debt restructuring in early 2012, fears of a return of the sovereign debt crisis have emerged.