@article{Herzog2014, author = {Herzog, Bodo}, title = {Whither the german council of economic experts? The past and future of public economic advice}, journal = {Journal of applied economics and business}, volume = {2}, number = {3}, url = {http://www.aebjournal.org/article020302.php}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {21 -- 40}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The article discusses the development and impact of the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE). Firstly, the author studies the historical origins and the institutional setup of the GCEE. In the second step, an analyse of the impact of the annual reports of the German Council is given, along with the international comparison with other advisory boards. Finally, the paper discusses the current economic challenges and the need of modernization of the GCEE in special and political advisory boards in general.}, language = {en} }