A major characteristic of the European Union is its transitional or evolving nature, in particular with regard to the assignment of powers between the two main levels of government. More precisely, under current constitutional arrangements, this evolving nature takes the form of an integration...

In federal countries the allocation of renewable energy (RE) deployment is simultaneously regulated by national and subnational governments. We analyze the efficiency of federal coregulation when different types of policy instruments - price and quantity - are assigned to government levels....

Die deutsche Energiewende steht sowohl „von oben“ als auch „von unten“ unter Druck: Verfechter einer dezentralen Energiewende sehen letztere wegen jüngster Änderungen bei der Förderpolitik für Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien in Gefahr, während andererseits eine stärkere...

The momentum for structural reforms is waning in the euro area at a time when even faster progress is needed to boost productivity and growth, achieve real economic convergence, and improve the resilience of the monetary union. What can the European Union (EU) institutions do to bridge this...

This article addresses an anomaly in the European Union (EU)'s recent evolution. Two years ago, Great Britain's exit from the EU seemed improbable, while Greece's departure appeared to be imminent. The outcome was precisely the reverse. We explain the paradox and examine its ramifications. The...

Author discusses the various problems identified in international development aid and focuses on the distinction between government aid and the role played by the private sector. Gestsson claims, Globalization empowers multilateral organizations and, in turn, forces individual nations to...

This brief concept paper proposes a far-reaching institutional reform of the European Union. All EU regions in NUTS1 classification should have local presidential and parliamentary elections. All elected presidents will form the new EU Council with 97 members. This will be the new EU parliament....