Im Rahmen der aktuellen umweltpolitischen und öffentlichen Diskussion der Auswirkungen der Verpackungsverordnung tritt die Frage der ökologischen Vorteilhaftigkeit von Getränkekartons zunehmend in den Vordergrund. Um in diesem Kontext den Weg für eine sachliche Bewertung des zukünftigen...

The mandatory deposit for one-way drinks packaging, embodied in the German Packaging Ordinance of 1991, entered into force in January 2003, after the condition for its implementation was given by the fall of the market share of reusable drinks packaging under 72% in 1997. In this context the...

This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement. Using the German shoe industry as a control group and administrative data, we study adjustments on the individual and firm level...