Traditionell dienen vergleichende Studien in der Politik- und Organisationsforschung der Feststellung von nationalen Unterschieden und Gemeinsamkeiten im Hinblick auf Institutionen, Organisationen und (politische) Systeme insgesamt. Bei einem Vergleich von Mitgliedsländern der EU wird dabei...

The possible consequences of the advent of fully automated vehicles (AVs) for personal transport are assessed. A shared-user model is considered preferable to an owner-user model; public-sector intervention is considered necessary to secure the successful integration of AVs with mass transit....

In almost all cases, the transport industry has adopted safety management systems (SMS) in response to a regulatory initiative. SMS vary dramatically across transport modes and jurisdictions - often because of the influence of different legacy regulatory programmes, and the attendant cultures....

Die Corona-Krise verändert auch den Stadtverkehr. Welche Chance bietet sich, die auf das Auto fixierte Verkehrsordnung grundlegend zu überholen?

This paper analyzes the factors underlying the weakness of the euro. For this purpose, the framework advocated by Clarida and Gali (1994) is used. Within this model, three structural shocks drive the dynamics of the endogenous variables: aggregate supply shocks, aggregate spending shocks, and...

The prospects for labour supply in Europe are considered. The analysis begins with a so-called labour market balance covering the development on an aggregate level. Estimations to shed light on the relation between unemployment and labour force participation are given in the second part of the...

If the technological revolution which has taken place over the past decades has lowered information costs and if information costs increase in distance, distance should – ceteris paribus – become less important in determining international bank lending. We are using a dataset on assets and...

In diesem Papier werden die Grundzüge der Strommarktregulierung in den Vereinigten Staaten und in Kalifornien dargestellt. Dabei wird zunächst auf die zentralen Vorgaben des Bundesgesetzgebers (PUHCA, FPA, PURPA, EPAct) und auf die Regulierungspolitik der Bundesregulierungsbehörde für...