In efforts to enhance subjective urban quality of life (QOL), most empirical research focuses on measuring satisfaction. However, other research suggests most residents are satisfied with where they live because they choose local areas which satisfy them on attributes important to them, within...

The goal of the article lies in development of recommendations with respect to the wealth tax, which is planned to be introduced in the nearest years by Ukrainian government. The article studies theoretical grounds of the "wealth" notion and practice of some western countries in the field of...

Цель статьи состоит в разработке рекомендаций относительно налога на богатство, который правительство Украины планирует ввести в ближайшие годы. Для этого в...

This article describes the concept of a property levy („Vermögensabgabe“) of the German Green Party in the context of other property related taxes such as real estate tax and inheritance tax. It explains the advantages of a property levy in contrast to a property tax. Moreover, the...

Family entrepreneurs in all honesty cannot grasp this new concept. Just now, while we are still experiencing a worldwide financial and economic crisis, which has by no means been overcome yet, there is talk of increasing taxation of assets. In recent years, small and medium-sized and larger...

The reintroduction of a wealth tax in Germany would not contribute to more fairness in terms of the ability to pay principle. On the contrary: Since wealth in form of human capital is not taxed, a wealth tax would lead to a massive unequal treatment of people with the same ability to pay. The...

Die (Wieder-)Einführung einer Vermögensteuer ist in den vergangenen Jahren erneut in den Fokus der politischen Diskussion gerückt. Der vorliegende Beitrag vermittelt einen Eindruck von den Belastungswirkungen, die aus der Umsetzung von aktuell vorliegenden Besteuerungskonzepten resultieren...

This research fills a void in the regional development literature by assessing how labor force migration affects regional adjustment in peripheral regions and whether it differs from the rest of the country. We do this by comparing patterns for the lagging Appalachian region to the United States...

The housing search process, a topic of interest to both practitioners and researchers, starts with an alternative formation and screening practice. Due to the limitation of cognitive capacity, household members at this level evaluate potential alternatives based on many factors, such as...