Competition between companies tends to be beneficial for the general public, but is this also true for competition between States in a world with global financial markets, low transport costs, and increasing migration? In this book, Sinn provides a solid economic analysis of the competitive...

Die grüne Umweltpolitik ist voller Paradoxien: Windräder verschandeln unsere Landschaft, klimaschonende Atomkraftwerke werden abgeschaltet, der Biosprit in unseren Autos verursacht Hunger in armen Ländern. Alle nationalen Maßnahmen von Ökosteuer bis zur staatlichen Förderung grüner...

Globalization is, in some respects, a centuries-old phenomenon. Only now, however, are we examining which aspects of the current wave are old and which are new and the effects of these on poverty and inequality in the world. Furthermore, it is difficult to be sure whether the poor economic...