Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen ist Gegenstand einer stark polarisierten Debatte zwischen ebenso unbedingten Befürwortern wie Gegnern. Das Buch vertritt demgegenüber eine differenzierte These: Demnach entfaltet sich das gesellschaftspolitische Potential des Grundeinkommens als regulativer...

Die kumulative Dissertation untersucht in 4 Fachartikeln die Effekte von Sportgroßveranstaltungen und großen Stadionprojekten auf die Beschäftigungs- bzw. Einkommenssituation in den jeweils betroffenen Städten. Bei den untersuchten Sportgroßveranstaltungen handelt es sich um die beiden in...

The transition process from centrally planned to market economies led to a dramatic fall in GDP accompanied by a tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the costs of the transition process were not distributed...

This thesis investigates the consequences of model uncertainty and persistence in consumption habits and price-setting behaviour in a New Keynesian model.As the decision of a central bank is made in an uncertain environment, the analysis of uncertainty is essential in monetary policy models. In...

There has been major contest over the taxation of business income. Questions are twofold: the factual one of defining the boundaries of the business activity. Second, that of determining whether a particular gain comes within the ambit of ‘business’.Recent NZ cases have sought to apply the...

This article deals with fundamental and topical problems of taxation policy, viewing the subject from both a German and an international perspective. Traditional income tax regimes in developed countries with their progressive tax rates are still based upon the redistributive philosophy which...

Under current U.S. law, taxpayers can deduct up to 100 percent of their state income taxes from their adjusted gross income when calculating their federal income taxes. As a result, Iowans currently pay approximately $251 million less to the federal government than they would otherwise pay....