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...

With twelve new members the decision making in the European Union via intergovernmental cooperation will become ineffective. In order to avoid a Stagno-Europe the EU has a choice: Either it looks for the very essentials in the common institutional frame or the member states agree in ceding...

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...

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...

This paper challenges the assertion that European politics would be closer to the citizens´ preferences if decision power were transferred from the Council of Ministers to the European Parliament. On the one hand, citizens benefit from a greater transparency in the Parliament´s debates...

A rational financial constitution of the EU should be able to fulfil redistributive objectives at minimum costs. The present financial system of the Community is not compatible with this requirement. After the decisions of the European Council in Berlin on the Agenda 2000 the fundamental flaw of...