Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Tests of German Resilience -- The Postwar Catch-Up -- The Slowdown -- Reemergence -- The Great Recession -- References -- 2 The Crisis's Impact on Potential Growth in Germany: The Nature of the Shock Matters -- Introduction -- Background: Concepts and Related Literature -- Methodology and Results -- Germany's Growth Sources through a Growth Accounting Lens -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 3 German Productivity Growth: An Industry Perspective -- Introduction -- German and United States Productivity: Stylized Facts -- An Industry Perspective -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 4 What Does the Crisis Tell Us about the German Labor Market? -- Introduction -- Background -- Recent Developments -- Understanding German Labor Market Dynamics -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 5 Growth Spillover Dynamics: From Crisis to Recovery -- Introduction -- Growth Linkages and Spillovers: Related Literature -- Empirical Approach -- Results -- Channels of Growth Spillover Transmission -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 6 Do Fiscal Spillovers Matter? -- Introduction -- Literature -- Framework -- Simulation Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 7 Current Account Imbalances: Can Structural Policies Make a Difference? -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Baseline Model -- Structural Policies and the Current Account -- Long-Standing Structural Differences and the Current Account -- Interaction of Structural Factors and Fundamentals -- Implications for Germany -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 8 Discussion -- Comment on Chapters 2 and 3 -- Comment on Chapter 4 -- Comment on Chapter 5 -- Comment on Chapter 7 -- References -- About the Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.