Die urbane Mobilität hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark gewandelt. Hierzu tragen vermehrt die aufkommenden Sharing-Angebote bei. Neben dem schon länger betriebenen Carsharing kam vor einigen Jahren das Bikesharing und nun auch das Ridesharing und E-Scootersharing hinzu. Die Akzeptanz dieser...

Indicators of trust, confidence, optimism or sentiment among consumers and/or investors, are published continuously in the mass media. More importantly, these indices seem not only to reflect how the state of the real economy is perceived by private agents, but can also help predict the future...

Following the Euro changeover in January 2002, consumers across the Euro Area perceived a sharp rise in inflation, in contrast to official figures. Several theories have been advanced to explain this apparent economic illusion, but they struggle to account for its striking scale and persistence....

The outcome of the economic performance of individuals is utilised in the form of consumption and consequent welfare. Despite this truism, there is relatively little information available on household consumption behaviour in Hungary stemming from investigations based on economic theory. The...

We investigate the life cycle patterns of households’spending on medium value durables. We use panel data on expenditures on appliances and consumer electronics the British Household Panel Study between 1997 and 2008. In cross section, expenditures for appliances and consumer electronics...

Competition in public utility sectors has been encouraged in recent years throughout Europe. In this paper we try and analyse the welfare effects of these reforms in Italy, with particular attention to water and energy goods. The first step is to introduce a sensible measure of affordability of...

Die Sharing Economy ist das Sinnbild für neue, internetbasierte Geschäftsmodelle, die innerhalb weniger Jahre weltweit etabliert werden können. Mit diesen Geschäftsmodellen sind einerseits Hoffnungen auf mehr Wachstum und mehr Beschäftigung und andererseits Sorgen vor unsicheren...

In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in America's metropolitan regions, this book argues that a few lessons are emerging: first, inequity...

Das Phänomen Sharing Economy sorgte in den letzten Jahren für Kontroversen und ambivalente Bewertungen. Ursprünglich ging mit der Sharing Economy die Hoffnung einher, ein Gegenmodell zu der auf Eigentum basierenden Ökonomie zu etablieren. Sukzessive rückten dabei die Gefahren und Risiken...