Fiscal policy represents one of the most important components of economic policy and as such it should be treated in its context.For this there are at least two reasons:First, economic policy defines the goals and criteria of fiscal policy in order to assess its contribution to the...

In Kosovo and in the new consolidating countries the fiscal policy plays the primary role in the functioning of the state, its institutions and economic growth in general. In the lack of monetary policy instruments, fiscal policy remains the only means available to the Kosovo Government for...

The aim of the study is to reveal the effects of the ongoing fiscal and economic policies since the beginning of the pandemic (Covid-19) period in the world. In the study, first of all, fiscal and economic policies in extraordinary situations have been approached theoretically from a historical...

Die vorliegende Dissertation zu makroökonomischen Themen beinhaltet einen einleitenden Literaturüberblick, drei eigenständige und voneinander unabhängige Kapitel sowie einen technischen Anhang. In Kapitel zwei wird ein Zwei-Länder Modell einer Währungsunion betrachtet, in dem die...

In ihrer nunmehr über 125-jährigen Unternehmensgeschichte besaß die Sicherung der Rohstoffversorgung einen hohen Stellenwert innerhalb der strategischen Unternehmensführung der Henkel-Gruppe. Die größten strategischen Aufwendungen zur Rohstoffsicherung unternahm die Henkel-Gruppe auf dem...

Die Dissertation versucht, durch eine Synthese aus Entwicklungs- und Systemtheorie in Kombination mit Umselt?konomie einen alternativen Ansatz f?r die Erkl?rung von wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung allgemein und den Aufstieg der japanischen Umweltindustrie im besonderen zu finden. Neben einem...

A collection of eighteen articles have been purposely chosen to demonstrate the development of the original and significant contributions of my research over the period 1990 to 2008. Despite the relatively large number of articles, which cover a range of related issues, there is a surprisingly...

A collection of eighteen articles have been purposely chosen to demonstrate the development of the original and significant contributions of my research over the period 1990 to 2008. Despite the relatively large number of articles, which cover a range of related issues, there is a surprisingly...

Advances in human development are closely linked to increasing access to water and sanitation services in developing countries. The present study investigates the role of governance for mastering this challenge. The motivation for choosing this subject is the insight that the focus on...

This dissertation is a collection of four research papers written during my doctoral studies at the University of Konstanz between October 2004 and November 2008. These papers are empirical studies dealing with different aspects in the field of university economics. The focus of the first two...