Shortly before of the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008 REITs were introduced in several European countries based on their success in mature markets like the US, Australia and some Asian countries. While the history of REITs in Europe has been relatively brief, REITs are well on...

Grenzenloses Direktmarketing? Bestandsaufnahme, Trends und Ausblick -- 1. Kapitel -- 1 Lokale Punktlandung durch globale Planung Integrierte Direktmarketing-Kampagne der DHL Global Mail für 14 Länder -- 2 Ausgetretene Wege mit Erfolg verlassen Inteligo erschließt neue Adresspotenziale in...

International Insurance Markets: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies—An Introduction -- The United States Insurance Market: Characteristics and Trends -- The Japanese Insurance Market and Companies: Recent Trends -- The UK Insurance Industry—Structure and Performance -- The...

Theorie der Preisbildung auf Herstellerebene -- Zusammensetzung des Patientenpreises: Weitere Preisbildungsebenen -- Preisbildung von Arzneimitteln im internationalen Vergleich: Ordnungspolitischer Rahmen -- Internationale Preisdifferenzierung in der Praxis -- Diskussion internationaler...

This book investigates the perceptions of political actors towards the creation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in Europe. The research is largely based on personal interviews conducted with key informants in central banks, finance ministries, employers' organizations and trade unions in...

The past decade has been a time of drastic developments, both in financial markets and in related academic research. Among the most striking developments are the expanded stockholder base, the increased popularity of mutual funds among households, and the growing importance of private pension...

Problemstellung -- Problemstellung -- Theoretische Grundlagen -- Steuerwirkung -- Steuerwettbewerb -- Investitionsneutrale Besteuerung -- Effektivsteuersätze -- Bekannte Definitionen -- Die Zusammenführung der Definitionen -- Vergleich der Definitionen -- Steuerbelastungsvergleich -- Empirie...

This book highlights the contribution of language standardization to the economic rise of the West between 1600 and 1860. Previous studies have been unable to explain why during this period almost all industrial innovation was confined to small areas around the main cultural centers of three...

This comprehensive study provides a perceptive portrait of workplace employment relations in Britain and France using comparable data from two large-scale surveys: the British Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) and the French Enquête Relations Professionnelles et Négociations...