Within the last few years, the impact of governmental greenhouse gas emission control regulation on national competitiveness and growth potentials faced increasing interest among economists. The main concern is…
This study is aimed at analyzing the market for overdraft facilities with a special focus on the level and development of interest rates and consumer behavior regarding this product. It is a joint study between…
The study will provide an overview of the situation of the VC industry in the EU, its perspectives for and barriers to further development. In addition, the project will provide suggestions for policy…
Based on the keyword „net neutrality“, most recently a controversial discussion emerged in Europe and in particular in Germany on the role of the state and how transmission neutrality in communication networks…
The project extends the evaluation of German family policies by taking into account the life-cycle dimension. The study begins by documenting typical patterns of use of these measures over the life cycle. A…
The empirical literature specifically addressing the differences between financial and tax accounting (reporting gap) in Germany is rather small. This is probably explained by the difficulty of obtaining…
The goal of this study is to gain insights in the relationship between the educational structure of the unemployed and the labor market effects of labor market institutions. More concretely, it will be answered…
With its election, the Federal Government of Germany has formulated its firm intention to develop a long-term strategy for the future energy supply. The energy concept of autumn 2010 and the changes made to it…
In most European countries, including Germany, tertiary education is mostly publicly financed. It is therefore of central relevance for the State and for society that this investment of public means occurs in an…
The objective of this study is to analyze the Draft Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) as of March 16, 2011 and examine how the proposed CC(C)TB will influence the tax burden…