In light of nonstationary search theory (van den Berg, 1990), this paper estimates the effects of benefit entitlement periods and the size of unemployment ben- efits on unemployment durations and…

Unzureichende Investitionen beeinträchtigen Netzsicherheit

Energiepolitik

• Was treibt die Strompreise?
• Starkes Kartellamt erwünscht
• Selbstverpflichtung der Energiekonzerne kaum ausreichend

Energiepreise

• Preise steigen…

The ZEW Innovation Survey

• Since 1993, ZEW has been collecting data on the innovation behaviour in the German economy on an annual basis.
• The Innovation Survey is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of…

• Slight Deterioration of the Assessment of Current Conditions
• Eurozone: Decreasing Growth Momentum and Further Interest-Rate Hikes Expected
• USA: Lion's Share of Survey Respondents Expect Continuing US-Dollar…

This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition between local jurisdictions to analyse the impact of intergovernmental grants on the composition of public spending. We find that a higher degree of…