The aim of this paper is to study the spatial selection of firms once it is recognized that heterogeneous firms typically choose different locations in respond to market integration of regions having different sizes. Specifically, we show that decreasing trade costs leads to the gradual...

Der Klimawandel zählt zu den größten Herausforderungen der Automobilindustrie. Obgleich eine Fülle technologischer Ansätze vorhanden sind, erreicht die europäische Automobilindustrie nicht ihre selbstgesteckten Ziele zur Verringerung der CO2-Emissionen. Ein wichtiger Grund hierfür ist die...

Contrary to what is still often believed, the climate and trade communities have a lot in common: a common problem (a global “public good”) common foes (vested interests using protection for slowing down climate change policies) and common friends (firms delivering goods, services and...

Contrary to what is still often believed, the climate and trade communities have a lot in common: a common problem (a global “public good”) common foes (vested interests using protection for slowing down climate change policies) and common friends (firms delivering goods, services and...

In the last decades, substantial changes have occurred regarding what scientists consider the limits of habitable environmental conditions. For every extreme environmental condition investigated, a variety of microorganisms have shown that not only can they tolerate these conditions, but that...

We develop a computable general equilibrium model of the Egyptian economy. The model is suitable for analyzing the impacts of reforms in the tax system, the trade-policy regime, or both taken together. A two-sector, general-equilibrium model is presented diagrammatically to illustrate the...

The paper discusses various possible approaches to turnover taxation in cyberspace. It shows that the main challenge of the new economy is to effectively cope with B2C international trade in digital online goods and services. However, most approaches to turnover taxation discussed in the...

Aus ökonomisch-ökologischer Sicht sollte die steuerliche Belastung eines Schadstoffes nicht nur fühlbar, sondern auch gleichmäßig sein. Deshalb sollte die Höhe der Steuer, die auf einer Tonne CO2 lastet, unabhängig von dem Energieträger sein, der das CO2 freisetzt. In Deutschland kann...