Border regions are likely to play a critical role within the spatial dynamics initiated by the enlargement of the EU. This paper deals with the effects of integration on labour markets in border regions. Within the framework of different theoretical approaches, the effects of integration on...

The member states of the European Union have given up sovereignty in quite a number of policy areas and subjected themselves to joint decisionmaking at the European level. Policy instruments are no longer available nationally in many policy areas, including monetary policy, trade policy, the...

The expansion of regionalism has spawned an extensive theoretical literature analysing the effects of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on trade flows. In this paper we focus on FTAs (also called European agreements) between the European Union (EU-15) and the Central and Eastern European countries...

Germany has about the same proportion of foreigners in its population as the United States, it is an immigration country. In a way, Germany has let immigration happen, but it did not really have an explicit immigration policy in the past. Now it has to make up its mind on its immigration policy...

This paper analyzes the costs of (partial) institutional harmonization with the EU acquis which countries of the former USSR are expected to conduct under their Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with the EU and European Neighborhood Policy Action Plans. The public sector will have to take...

The Great Recession renewed calls for a return of state activism in support of the European economy. The widespread nationalization of ailing companies and the growing activism of national development banks led many to celebrate the reappearance of industrial policy. By reviewing the evolution...

In der vorliegenden empirischen Studie, die auf einer schriftlichen Erhebung des Instituts für Mittelstandsforschung beruht, wurde der Frage nachgegangen, welche Bedeutung Leasing für mittelständische Unternehmen hat und künftig haben wird. Das Hauptaugenmerk der Analyse richtet sich darauf,...

Die Bilanzierung von Leasinggesellschaften stellt eine besondere Herausforderung an die Rechnungslegung dar, da eine klare Abgrenzung von Mietverträgen und kreditfinanzierten Kaufverträgen schwierig ist. Im Mittelpunkt der Problematik steht dabei die grundsätzliche Frage, ob das zu...

Der bisherige Bilanzierungsansatz nach IAS 17 steht aufgrund seiner extremen bilanziellen Konsequenzen und seiner Komplexität in der Kritik. Die zusätzlichen Ermessens- und Gestaltungsspielräume innerhalb des konkreten Zuordnungsmechanismus` führen dazu, dass der Leasingstandard mit...