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Am 7. Februar 2024 fand in Berlin die gemeinsame Konferenz von Wirtschaftsdienst und dem Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) unter dem Titel "Zur Zukunft des Wirtschaftsstandorts Deutschland" statt. Dieser Beitrag diente als Keynote zur Eröffnung der Konferenz. Bei der Frage nach der...
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Cities in the United States dramatically expanded spending on public education in the years following World War I, with the average urban school district increasing per pupil expenditures by over 70 percent between 1916 and 1924. We provide the first evaluation of these historically...
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This paper studies the biggest fiscal challenge currently facing many U.S. cities, namely public-sector pension obligations. Employing a regression discontinuity design (RDD), it tests whether the mayor's party impacts a city's public-sector pensions. Pension benefits are shown to grow faster...
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kleingewerbliche Wirtschaftsstruktur in Städten wieder deutlich an Relevanz. Unter dem Konzept der "Produktiven Stadt" soll das … Kleingewerbe in die bestehenden verschiedenen Quartiere einer Stadt stärker integriert werden. Um das Konzept der Produktiven Stadt …, Stadtentwicklungsprojekte der Produktiven Stadt zuzuordnen. …
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In the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a substantial mortality 'penalty' to living in urban places. This circumstance was shared with other nations. By around 1940, this penalty had been largely eliminated, and it was healthier, in many cases, to reside in the city...
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Recent empirical work has made headway in exploring the non-linear dynamics of deviations from the law of one price and" purchasing power parity that are apt to arise from transaction costs. However, there are two important facets of this work that need improvement. First, the choice of...
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We provide estimates of the impact and long-run elasticities of tax base with respect to tax rates for four large U.S. cities: Houston (property taxation), Minneapolis (property taxation), New York City (property, general sales, and income taxation), and Philadelphia (property, gross receipts,...
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Die Stadtstaatenregelung im Länderfinanzausgleich sieht vor, dass durch die Einwohnerveredelung finanzielle Mittel zu den Stadtstaaten umgeleitet werden. Nicht diese besondere Berücksichtigung, sondern das gegenwärtige Verfahren ist dabei umstritten. Der Wissenschaftliche Beirat beim...
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