The economic impact of punitive US tariffs affect not only the aircraft industry, but also European family businesses: manufacturers of alcoholic beverages (e.g. spirits and wine producers) are the second most severely affected group. Confectionery manufacturers and the toolmaking industry have...

As a result of the confidential sharing of data among tax authorities in different jurisdictions, effective tax rates have risen by between one and two percentage points. This demonstrates that the rules in place are working. By contrast, the publication of sensitive corporate data online makes...

Last year, a total of 1,700 new protectionist measures were introduced around the world. This marks a new record. Even before the war in the Ukraine, political disputes were increasingly handled using economic sanctions - an approach which leads to high economic costs. Family companies in...

The growth potential for family businesses in Central and Eastern Europe is vast, but skilled workers are in short supply. The study Dual Apprenticeship and Continuing Vocational Education and Training in Central and Eastern Europe examines for the first time how family businesses in the region...

Das Forschungsprojekt "Bürokratiekosten" erstreckt sich über vier Bände zu vier verschiedenen Regulierungen. Teil 1 widmet sich der A1-Bescheinigung. Hier wurden die für den Antrag erforderlichen Angaben in vier Mitgliedsländern der EU untersucht und die ökonomischen Kosten in der...