An interesting puzzle is that trade liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s has been associated with a sharp increase in the skill premium in both developed and developing countries.This is in contrast with neoclassical theory, according to which trade should increase therelative return of the...

Water is a vital resource for human existence on earth. The importance of this resource to the wellbeingof mankind and the general scarcity of drinking water which is expected to grow requires thepublic to reflect on the best ways to address demand and supply issues. Therefore, the discourse...

Es besteht von wissenschaftlicher Seite aus weitgehend der Konsens, dass grundle-gende demokratische Entscheidungen eines Staates effizienter durchgesetzt werden können, wenn, analog zum politischen föderalen Bereich, auch ökonomisch dezent-rale Freiheits- und Entscheidungsstrukturen...