The theoretical analysis of family behaviour has gained significantly from the latest developments in economic modelling and contributed to a better understanding of intra-family resource allocation. From a…
This project entails an evaluation of the the following active labour market measures that have been modified or introduced by the laws for modern services on the labour market:Integration Subsidy,Wage Subsidy for…
Compared to the Anglo-Saxon tradition, the research of labour markets in Germany has been widely neglected in the German economic sciences, even though the economic policy relevance of the labour market is …
The objectives of this project were to provide practical advice concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of alternative environmental policy measures. Questions to be addressed in the project included:
The PIRLS and PISA studies on student performance have shown that social inequalities in Germany intensify between the end of primary education and the end of lower secondary education. The question arises at…
The benchmark international telecommunication markets provides key figures depicting the development and current characteristics of fixed net, mobile and broad band markets. These figures include diffusion rates,…
The project "public debt monitor" aims at a regular monitoring of fiscal sustainability in Germany, both at the state level (including social security) and the federal level (including municipalities).Using a…
The European Low-wage Employment Research network (LoWER), started in 1996, will continue its activities with a focus on the uncertain position of the low skilled in societies that are increasingly functioning on…
The minimisation of the tax burden of expatriates is a fundamental part of a companys planning of international assignments. In several countries, expatriates are subject to special tax privileges which intent on…
There are many differences in the tax accounting rules applied by the member states of the European Union. However, with reference to self-developed intangibles there has been no major study conducted so far.…