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Wirtschaftspolitische Perspektiven für eine neue Bundesregierung
The eighth New Paradigm Workshop of the Forum New Economy took place from 25 to 27 May. Under the title “Future of the German model II — Perspectives...
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Decomposing local bank impacts with demand thresholds
Recent research indicates a substantial decline in the number of local banks over the past 40 years. This decline has been particularly stark in...
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Natural Resources
In this chapter, natural resources comprise fishery, forest, and underground resources. After growing rapidly under Japanese rule, South Korea’s...
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Fostering Knowledge Exchange in Digital Communities: Psychological Determinants of Sharing in Q&A Platforms
Although social Q&A communities flourish due to the exchange of knowledge, their sustainability is jeopardized by an increasing disparity between...
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Wird die Konjunkturkomponente der Schuldenbremse ihrer Aufgabe noch gerecht?
Debates around the German debt brake currently focus on the whether and how of constitutional reform. Yet, a key component of the debt brake —...
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Environmental Policy and Sustainable Growth in Japan
This chapter assesses the current decarbonization policies in Japan. As with other environmental policies, its decarbonization policies have been...
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Environmental Policy and Sustainable Growth in Japan
This chapter assesses the current decarbonization policies in Japan. As with other environmental policies, its decarbonization policies have been...
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When government’s economic ideology shapes income redistribution. Empirical evidence from the OECD
This paper studies the relationship between Government´s economic ideology and income redistribution, using a panel of OECD countries spanning the...
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Specifics of Real Estate Taxation in the Czech and Slovak Republics
This article is focused on the real estate tax in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Different approaches to the tax are applied (determination of...
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Water Source Funds
Since the 1990s, many local government bodies have established Water Source Funds. This has been facilitated by a growing social interest in the...
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Gesamtwirtschaftliche Effekte fiskalischer Unsicherheit
Fiscal uncertainty has potentially far-reaching effects on investment activity and the business cycle. This paper constructs an indicator for fiscal...
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The Short-Term Economic Impact of Tropical Cyclones: Satellite Evidence from Guangdong Province
This paper is the first to examine the short term local economic impact of tropical cyclones by estimating the effects on monthly nightlight...
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Euro Zone Crisis 2010
The euro zone crisis is commonly regarded as a sovereign debt crisis. This definition certainly applies to Greece, but the Irish case represents an...
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The Role of State, Domestic Firms, and MNCs in the Iranian Auto Industry: Improved Competitiveness or Policy Capture?
This chapter treats the development of Iran’s auto industry. Through cooperation with European and Asian multinational corporations (MNCs) and a...
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Dauerhafter vertikaler Finanzstreit zwischen Bund und Ländern
In 2009, the German federal parliament (“Bundestag”) and the German federal council (“Bundesrat”) reassigned the German vehicle tax from the level of...
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Nimmt der Länderfinanzausgleich den Anreiz zum Steuervollzug?
The German Länder are increasingly coming under criticism for insufficiently fulfilling their federal duty to enforce tax. A reason suggested for...
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Effects of Anticipated Fiscal Policy Shock on Macroeconomic Dynamics in Japan
This study investigates the effects of fiscal policy on macroeconomic dynamics in Japan with a particular focus on the effects of anticipated fiscal...
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euro zone crisis 2010
The euro zone crisis started in early 2010 when it emerged that the Greek government had for years doctored the official data on its deficits and...
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Unerwünschte Veränderungen der realen Finanzkraftreihenfolge im Länderfinanzausgleich
Given that the current fiscal equalisation scheme needs to be changed by 2019, this paper looks at reform proposals for the fiscal transfer system in...