Furthering equity as an achievable public policy objective is based on theability to assess needs accurately, and distribute resources accordingly.The purpose of this paper is to plot the development of the formulaegoverning resource allocation in education, health and social housingand to chart...

Housing and neighbourhoodConditions have changed radically since the Sustainable Communities Plan proposed “large-scaleclearance” as a central part of the regeneration and renewal of old streets of terraced housing andmore recently built council estates. One thing has not changed: community...

Ziel der Studie ist es, den Einfluß fiskalischer Rahmenbedingungen auf dierelative Vorteilhaftigkeit alternativer Formen der Kapitalanlage unter besondererBerücksichtigung von Wohnungsinvestitionen zu ermitteln. Auf einemKapitalmarkt in einer Welt ohne jegliche Staatseingriffe müßten die...

Der vorliegende Beitrag erörtert, inwiefern staatliche Subventionen ein Instrument zurInternalisierung ökonomischer Außenwirkungen (externer Effekte) sind, dass den Ergebnissendes Standortwettbewerbs zu mehr Effizienz verhilft. Der Wettbewerb um Direktinvestitionenwird durch ein einfaches...

We analyze a situation where a principal wants to induce two firms to produce an output, e.g. electricity from renewable energy sources. Firms can undertake non-contractible investments to reduce production cost of the output. Part of these investments spills over and also reduces productioncost...

This paper uses the case study example of the recent application by British Aerospace (BAe) for£25m in Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) for its Broughton facility in North Wales andsubsequent granting of £19.5 m in assorted grant aid, to illustrate some of the wider regionalpolicy issues...

This contribution addresses the substantial tax subsidies for businesses introducedby the German Inheritance Tax Act 2009. Advocates in favour of the vast or evenentire tax exemption for businesses stress the potential damage of the inheritancetax on businesses, as those often lack liquid assets...

Im Rahmen des letzten „Gesundheitschecks“ der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik der Eu-ropäischen Union (EU) wurden die Direktzahlungen an die Landwirte reduziert und die damit eingesparten Mittel für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes zur Verfü-gung gestellt (EUROPÄISCHE KOMMISSION 2009a)....