After roughly 15 years of merger control application in the Federal Republic of Germany a reassessment of the significance of this instrument of antitrust policy seems necessary. This is particularly so in view of the reorientation of merger control policy in the United States which has been -...

In der Dissertation werden fachdidaktische Dimensionen von Lehrbüchern für den Rechnungswesenunterricht der Sekundarstufe II in Deutschland und den USA miteinander verglichen. Zur Interpretation der Ergebnisse dienen Forderungen der Rechnungswesendidaktik und des Rahmenlehrplans für...

Recently, national newspapers all over the world have suggested that we should reread John Maynard Keynes, and that Hyman P. Minsky provides a valuable framework for understanding the world in which we live. While rereading Keynes and discovering Minsky are noble goals, one should also remember...

The "American Model" serves as a point of reference in discussions of economic policy around the world, especially in Europe. Many claim that the American version of the free market represents an ideal type - it is the highest form of capitalism. Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith argues,...