Can changing the rules of the game affect government performance? This paper studies the impact of a simple procedural reform on the efficiency and quality of adjudication in Senegal. The reform gave judges the duty and powers to conclude pre-trial proceedings within a four-month deadline. The...

Arbeitsrechtliche Ausgestaltung von Pensionszusagen -- Formen der Abtretung von Pensionsverpflichtungen -- Ansatz und Bewertung von Pensionsverpflichtungen in Handels- und Steuerbilanz -- BFH-Rechtsprechung zur Hebung stiller Lasten -- Einführung der §§ 4f und 5 Abs. 7 EStG im Rahmen des...

Improving public sector efficiency can help to meet two conflicting objectives: ensuring fiscal consolidation and maintaining room for growth-friendly spending. However, the public sector lags on the application of e-government and e-procurement, insufficiently prioritizes spending, and suffers...