This paper deals with the relation between the term structure of rents and future spot rents.

This paper pinpoints the development of the Commission's policy on rail infrastructure charges through to Directive 2001/14.

Im Verlauf fortschreitender Ökonomisierung und des in allen Sparten stattgefundenenGrößenwachstums von Primärgenossenschaften ist hier und da inder Beziehung „Mitglied – Genossenschaft“ ein Verlust von Gemeinschaftsgefühlund persönlicher Verbundenheit eingetreten. Damit geht...

In der gegenwärtigen Konjunkturlage, aber auch in den vergangenen Jahren musste eine hohe und steigende Zahl von Insolvenzen in Deutschland beobachtet werden. Die Gründe hierfür liegen zum einen in der geringen Eigen- bzw. Risikokapitalausstattung, vor allem aber in zunehmender Umweltdynamik,...

Compared to other European countries, housing policy in Germany has been favourable towards private rented housing. As a result, the private rented housing sector in Germany is large according to international standards. It appears to be 'healthy' in terms of housing quality and social profile...

The paper analysis rental contracts in a two-period model of thehousing market with uncertain 'outside option', accounting for non-contractible mobility-cost and consumption indivisibilities. The mainndings are: (i) Bilaterally ecient contracts set rents which are lessvolatile than market rents...

This paper analyses rental contracts in the housing market assu-ming asymmetric information about tenant related `service cost' andimperfect mobility. On the positive side it explains why long standingtenants tend to enjoy lower rents |the so called `tenure discount'. Onthe normative side, it...

...The first section takes a brief look at the history of rent controls. Initially mostmeasures were aimed at preventing landlords from reaping what was perceived tobe a ‘windfall profit’ resulting from some sort of unexpected emergency. It alsodemonstrates the diversity of rent control...