This issue note focusses on distributional consequences of energy sector reform at the household level with a strong focus on energy taxation. Taxation of energy is a prominent instrument in environmental…

The innovation indicator captures the conditions for innovation at the business location Germany and compares these with the worldwide leading industrial states. The innovation performance is captured and…

European countries are currently faced with a variety of challenges, ranging from the new global distribution of economic activity, the diffusion of new, radical technologies to the aging of its population,…

The quality of the public administration is an important driver of EU competitiveness and influences firms' growth prospects through a number of channels. During their lifetime, firms interact with public…

The Great Recession and the resulting European debt crisis revived a debate about deeper fiscal integration in the Eurozone. We discuss different alternatives how an unemployment insurance system for the euro…