Do contributions to online content platforms induce a feedback loop of ever more user-generated content or will they discourage future contributions? To assess this, we use a randomized field experiment which…

Among available policy levers to boost innovation, investment in applied research organisations has received little empirical attention. In this paper, we analyse the case of the Fraunhofer Society, the largest…

The aim of this study is to determine effective tax rates for the 28 EU countries as well as Switzerland, Norway, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, USA, Canada and Japan. The calculation of domestic and…

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The "multicrisis" of European integration from the euro debt crisis through the migration dispute to Brexit has kicked-off a comprehensive reform debate. This debate covers the evolution of European Monetary…

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