If this is more than lip service, and if she really carries out a serious reform of the German welfare state’s incentive structure, the result could be higher employment and structural economic growth. In the long term, that would be more promising for the EU – and for the global economy – than the demand-driven performance that Germany is currently enjoying.
莫克尔在德国议会所作的就职演说中宣布，她的政府将将在2006年实施这一制度。如果付诸行动，而且她果真认真地改革德国福利国家的激励结构，结果将有可能会是更高的就业率和结构性经济增长。从长远来看，这对欧盟和全球经济而言要比德国目前所处的由需求驱动的经济表现更加有前途。