Zusammenfassung: In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, wie private Haushalte auf Niedrig- bzw. Nullzinsen reagieren. Dabei wird angenommen, dass die Haushalte sich an Nominalwerten orientieren. Die stark expansive Geldpolitik mit sehr geringen Zinsen verzerren die Ersparnisbildung und die...

The German labour market is in dire need of regulatory changes. The Hartz Commission was assigned the task to provide measures for the reform of German labour market policy. This paper, analyses whether the suggestions of the commission promise a substantial improvement of labour market policy...

In this paper, the economic structure of illegal markets with special reference to the markets for illegal drugs and arms is analyzed. Analytical tools of System Dynamics are employed to emphasize the dynamic aspects of these markets. The results of our analysis enable us to evaluate state...

Bei der Rentenreform scheint ein Kompromiss in greifbare Nähe gerückt. Während des Rentengipfels Anfang September sagte die Bundesregierung zu, die Forderung der Gewerkschaften nach Ausbau der betrieblichen Altersvorsorge teilweise zu erfüllen: Die Betriebsrenten sollen mehr Gewicht bei der...

In this paper the impact of religiousness on the cheat on taxes is analyzed. The hypothesis is that religious persons reject cheating on taxes to a larger extent than non-religious persons. This hypothesis can be based on the economic theory of religion. This theory emphasizes the relevance of...

Drugs policy is back on the political agenda. The prevailing repressive style of drugs policy has recently been questioned. After analysing European drugs policies, it is shown that there is no clear-cut evidence that different national drugs policy approaches really work in the expected...