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…
