Some EU member states try to attract investors with reduced corporate tax rates, which might lead to a harmful tax competition in the European Union (EU). For this reason, the introduction of a Europe-wide…
The KfW/ZEW CO2-Barometer, which was released for the first time today, reflects a dynamically growing market for CO2 certificates in Europe. The survey is based on the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), the…
The higher the government's share in every Euro donated, the more generous German donors become. A raise in available income, however, has a considerably weaker effect on charitable donors' willingness to part…
Since the international financial market crisis has broken out, the impact of the state on the financial sector increases. Especially the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers in September 2008…
More than 75 per cent of the companies in Baden-Württemberg working in the IT and media sector or selected ICT (Information and Communication Technology) user industries know social software applications. From…
Direct investments in financial institutions by the Federal State and the establishment of a "bad bank light" is the most suitable way of reorganising German banks which were financially damaged by the economic…
State regulation of competitive industries aims at creating a lot of competitiveness. The current EU regulation puts these goals into effect considerably better than other regulation models in other countries.…
There is a considerable potential for growth in the market for reverse mortgages in Germany because of the enormous real estate wealth held by older individuals. This is the conclusion of a survey of 170…
The recession hit German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the course of 2008, especially during the second half of the year. However, internationally orientated large companies, in particular from…