Labour market and social policies have far-reaching consequences for the lives of citizens and the society as a whole. Up to now, the evaluation of these policies has focussed on its economic effects. This dissertation aims at bringing a broader perspective to scientific policy-evaluation that...

European Union; Economic and Monetary Union; EMU; Economic Policy; Stabilisation Policy; Monetary Policy; Fiscal Policy; Wage Setting. - The dissertation shows that the start of EMU has resulted in institutional changes in the areas of fiscal policy-making and wage-setting in the Member States...

The granting of publicly subsidized joint projects has become a popular policy instrument in both Germany and the European Union. However, little is known about how the emerging subsidized network affects the allocation process of future project grants. Employing unique databases containing...

"By comparing cases of stability and change, including CO2-limits for passenger cars and the phase-out of incandescent lamps, the book examines the ways in and out of the JDT in environmental policy"--