Die Dissertation analysiert das Verhältnis zwischen ökonomischem Erfolg, Umweltregulierung und Energiemarktentwicklungen. Es wird aufgezeigt, dass die ökonomischen Folgen der jüngsten Klimapolitik der Europäischen Union gering waren. Ihre Ausgestaltung wird in einen polit-ökonomischen...

This thesis is an empirical investigation of the relationship between income inequality and redistribution and their impact on the poorest segment of population. It is examined by two models in which we use transformed Gini coefficient as a measure of income inequality and sharegain (difference...

This dissertation consists of three essays that have a common focus on the econometrics of survey expectations data. Such data play a crucial role in economics. First, as most decisions depend on expectations, these data facilitate a better understanding of economic dynamics. Second, survey data...