Die Coronapandemie hat die Bundesregierung vor bis dahin ungekannte Herausforderungen gestellt. Unter hoher Unsicherheit musste sie in kurzer Zeit wichtige Entscheidungen zur Stabilisierung der deutschen Volkswirtschaft fällen, um den gleichzeitigen Angebots- und Nachfrageschock abzufedern....

In reaction to disruptions of the Single Market, the European Commission put forward an emergency instrument. It proposes far-reaching measures in order to maintain the proper functioning of the Single Market and ensure the supply and distribution of goods and services. The dirigiste...

Companies can be valuable partners in delivering essential goods but must be appropriately motivated to participate in humanitarian crisis management. This work provides valuable insights into the status of humanitarian crisis management from the perspective of different stakeholders. It shows...

Despite the fragility of authoritative governing institutions at the international level, the politi-cal capacity to deal with global risks is developing. The sense of legitimacy that will ultimately derive from a deeply transnational sense of shared fate continues to lag, but even in that...

The impact of the 2008 financial crisis led to the imposition of severe ‘crisis measures’ focused on alleviating budget deficits at all levels of Spanish government. In this context, the central government sought to restrict regional and local government spending. One of the key mechanisms...

Das Buch behandelt Probleme des Regierens in gestressten Gesellschaften. Es geht einmal um das Phänomen der Krise, das bisher vor allem aus der Warte eines effektiven Krisenmanagements behandelt wurde, während es – wie hier gefordert – der Entwicklung einer umfassenden ganzheitlichen...

Der Band, eine Zusammenfassung der Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgruppe Wettbewerb des Wirtschaftspolitischen Ausschusses im Verein für Socialpolitik mit dem Thema »Private und öffentliche Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung«, enthält eine Analyse der Möglichkeiten, Grenzen und Wechselwirkungen von...

Settlements are often considered to be welfare-enhancing because they save time and litigation costs. In the presence of court error, however, this conclusion may be wrong. Court decisions create positive externalities for future litigants which will not occur if a dispute is settled out of...

This paper argues that the consequences of the 'fragmentation' of the European patent system are more dramatic than the mere prohibitive costs of maintaining a patent in force in many jurisdictions. First, detailed analysis of judicial systems in several European countries and four case studies...

The information that is created and disseminated through the litigation process can have social value. When economic agents learn about risks, they can fine-tune their future behaviors to mitigate these risks. Specifically, suppose that an injured plaintiff sues a defendant for damages sustained...