Das Thema Gleichstellung zwischen den Geschlechtern ist auf Ebene der europäischen Politik seit Ende der sechziger Jahre präsent. Der Bericht gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Gleichstellungspolitik in der Europäischen Union und weist auf noch vorhandene Defizite hinsichtlich...

Nordic countries have long traditions of promoting gender equality through family policy. The combination of gender equality and comprehensive family and parental provision have been referred to as the “Columbus’ egg” of Norwegian polices. The Nordic combination of high levels of female...

There is extreme heterogeneity of firms regulated under the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in terms of emissions evels and employed technology. We present a model that shows that behavior of firms under quantity regulation can differ strongly, dependent on the characteristics of the...

Within fisheries it is well-known that several market failures exist. However, fisheries economists analyse these market failures separately despite the fact that the market failures arise simultaneously. In this paper several market fail-ures that arise simultaneously are analysed. A resource...

In order to promote the sustainable growth of renewable energies in the German heat market, strong political impulses equivalent to the German Renewable Energy Sources Act for the electrical power market and the exemption of biodiesel from the German petroleum tax for the fuel market are...

This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on municipal expenditures and revenues together with electoral data, an innovative regression...