Die Betrachtung der Gini-Koeffizienten sowohl vor als auch nach Umverteilung zeigt, dass die Verteilung der persönlichen Einkommen in den USA zwischen 1947 und 2020 ungleicher geworden ist. Dieser Beitrag untersucht die möglichen Konzepte, die den Zielvorgaben für die Einkommensverteilung...

Only a few years ago, it was a widespread belief that globalisation would trigger processes of democratisation worldwide. However, even old and established democracies such as the United States have recently revealed serious weaknesses. This article shows that the US election system is heavily...

Bertrand's model of price duopoly with differentiated products is able to explain not only the behavior of walk-in customers, but also that of walk-in voters. The existence of a significant number of walk-in voters, in turn, explains a major characteristic of the so-called swing states in US...

The debt crisis of the developing countries, which loomed so large at the beginning of the eighties, appears for the time being to have been overcome. However, under the surface problems are growing that could give a debt crisis among the developing countries an entirely new dimension. Under...

The question whether European Monetary Union should include all the EC countries from the start or should initially be limited to a few core countries is again being discussed more intensely. What advantages would a small EMU have from an economic point of view? Which countries should be its...

Im Zusammenhang mit den Erdgasfunden in den Niederlanden und dem im Anschluß daran beobachteten Entindustrialisierungstrend wurde der Begriff der holländischen Krankheit geprägt. Auch die die Kontraktion des Fertigwarensektors begleitende reale Aufwertung, die tendenziell Exportgüter und...

Die Forderung nach der Beseitigung von Handelsschranken durch die Liberalisierung der Importe (Abschaffung von Quoten, Zöllen, nicht-tarifären Handelshemnnissen) insbesondere in Entwicklungsländern - ist nicht neu. Der stärkere Konkurrenzdruck durch ausländische Anbieter, die Herstellung...

In most developing countries financial markets are still highly fragmented and dualistic (Nunnenkamp 1985, p. 20). This is considered as a hindering factor to economic development. The rationale behind this is the view shared by most economists that a higher level of financial integration c.p....