The first part of this paper outlines the concept of democratic accountability of central banks, and compares the legal accountability of the ECB with some other central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and the Federal Reserve System). In the second part, we present a theory...

We examine whether it is socially beneficial for the individual voting records of central bank council members to be published when the general public is unsure about central bankers' efficiency and central bankers are aiming for re-election. We show that publication is initially harmful since...

This paper examines whether it is socially desirable for the individual voting records of central bank council members to be published when central bankers' preferences differ. We show that the misrepresentation of their preferences is not advantageous for central bankers although central...

Nachdem der BFH durch seine Entscheidung vom 17. Oktober 20011 festgestellt hat, dass es über die allgemeinen Regelungen hinsichtlich der handels- und steuerrechtlichen Buchführungspflichten keine hinausgehenden besonderen Dokumentationspflichten für Verrechnungspreise gibt, hat der...

This paper investigates the relationship between market reaction to earnings surprises and institutional concentration in the firm's shareholders base. We use data from the Polish stock market where pension funds form a homogenous and highly competitive investor class with an increasing share in...

We explore how disclosure requirements that regulate the release of new information may affect the dynamics of financial markets. Our analysis is based on three agentbased financial market models that are able to produce realistic financial market dynamics. We discover that the average deviation...

We explore how disclosure requirements that regulate the release of new information may affect the dynamics of financial markets. Our analysis is based on three agent-based financial market models that are able to produce realistic financial market dynamics. We discover that the average...

Mit der Europäischen Zentralbank entsteht erstmals ein Teilbereich föderaler Politikentscheidung in der Europäischen Union. Bei der Ausgestaltung der Geldpolitik dominiert aber noch der nationale Einfluß der Teilnehmerländer am Euro. Christa Randzio-Plath plädiert für eine stärkere...

This paper analyzes the patenting decision of a successful inventor in a model of dynamic technology adoption with asymmetric firms. We show that the extent of the inventor's technological headstart is decisive for his patenting behavior. The overall patenting effect consists of two parts, a...