This is the first study that assesses the economic effects of direct democratic institutions on a cross country basis. Most of the results of the former intra-country studies could be confirmed. On the basis of some 30 countries, a higher degree of direct democracy leads to lower total...

Empirical research on the determinants of corruption has made substantial progress over the last decade. To date, the consequences of different structures of the legal enforcement institutions have only played a marginal role. This contribution deals both with the determinants of corruption...

Hauptanliegen des Gutachtens ist eine Überprüfung der ökonomischen Wirkungen der Städtebauförderung in Ostdeutschland am Beispiel des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Im wesentlichen werden dazu die Wirkungszusammenhänge zwischen Mitteleinsatz und ökonomisch relevanten Zielgrößen...