Representing one research project within the European Competitiveness Report 2008, this research project has assessed the competitiveness effects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Within the project, it…
The project was thematically and in the editing closely linked to the research network “Non-Cognitive Skills: Acquisition and Economic Consequences”. The focus of the project was the evaluation of measures,…
The aim of this research project is to analyze empirically the impacts of company taxation on decisions of multinational companies. Both real investment decisions and the design of business activities seem to…
Tax policy decisions of states in competition for investments are regularly modelled in a very simplified way. However, complicated decisions, e.g., regarding the reform of corporate taxation in Germany, reveal…
Today the diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) has reached almost any sector. It has led companies to adapt their business organization and to restructure business processes. The fact that…
The international research network "Non-Cognitive Skills - Acquisition and Economic Consequences" was supported for three years (2008-2010) by the Leibniz Association as a part of the "Pakt für Forschung und…
Representing a chapter within the European Competitiveness Report 2008, this research project assesses the economic impacts of the 2008 renewables and climate change policies until 2020 and beyond, particularly…
The EU aims to promote science and encourage researchers to work together with each other and with businesses. To this end, it launched the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP) in…
The aim of the study is to provide information on the consequences that the adoption of a Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) would have on the size of the corporate tax bases of EU companies located in each of…
For the well-functioning of a common currency, convergence of business cycles in participating is of considerable importance. In the absence of convergence, monetary policy will not satisfy the needs of all,…
The aim of the project is to assess the competitiveness of Germany as an international financial centre compared to main European competitors (Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, UK). In the first part of the…