German businesses tempt the best apprentices away from the companies which have invested in the vocational training of these young adults, by offering high wage mark-ups. This is, at least, what one often…
The upcoming UN Climate Summit in Paris is unlikely to lead to a legally binding international agreement. Ambitious national climate policy targets in France or Germany, however, would not be watered down if…
Germany implements plans to curb soaring rent prices: The rents for apartments let to new tenants must not exceed the standard rent by more than ten per cent. Rent indices thus become a central means of…
Municipal public spending often increases prior to elections. This recurring phenomenon is the result of "political budget cycles", that is, strategic manipulation of expenditures or undue influence on other…
The dispute over a solution to the Greek sovereign debt crisis has revealed the major shortcoming of eurozone crisis management: there is no effective strategy to enforce negotiated reforms and budget cuts if a…
For a number of years, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) has regularly calculated the inheritance tax burden applicable when a large mid-tier sample company, in the legal form of a limited…
