In recent years, a lot of rules concerning government expenditures as well as tax revenues were changed in Germany. Government expenditures in relation to GDP were reduced, income tax rates were lowered and the budget deficit declined. The structure of government expenditures changed in favor of...

In der Finanz- und Sozialpolitik Deutschlands hat es in den vergangenen Jahren viele Änderungen gegeben. Die Expansion der Staatsausgaben wurde begrenzt, die Einkommensteuersätze wurden reduziert und das Budgetdefizit des Staates verringert. Infolge der Begrenzung der Sozialleistungen hat die...

In recent years, a lot of rules concerning government expenditures as well as tax revenues were changed in Germany. Government expenditures in relation to GDP were reduced, income tax rates were lowered and the budget deficit declined. The structure of government expenditures changed in favor of...

Hans Eichel, Philipp Fink und Heinrich Tiemann haben im Juni 2013 für die FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG(FES) einen Vorschlag zur Neuordnung der föderalen Finanzbeziehungen vorgelegt. Eine wichtige Säule ist dabei die Übernahme der Sozialausgaben durch den Bund. Das IFOINSTITUT, Niederlassung...

Hans Eichel, Philipp Fink und Heinrich Tiemann haben im Juni 2013 für die FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG(FES) einen Vorschlag zur Neuordnung der föderalen Finanzbeziehungen vorgelegt. Eine wichtige Säule ist dabei die Übernahme der Sozialausgaben durch den Bund. Das IFOINSTITUT, Niederlassung...

This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the (short-term) welfare consequences of an alcohol ban. Using subjective well-being data to proxy individual welfare, I apply a regression discontinuity design where the date of the implementation of the ban in the German federal state of...

This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the (short-term) welfare consequences of an alcohol ban. Using subjective well-being data to proxy individual welfare, I apply a regression discontinuity design where the date of the implementation of the ban in the German federal state of...

This paper focuses on how business interests and neoliberal ideas have come together in Germany during the past two decades. It is based on a detailed analysis of the INSM, a large-scale campaign founded and funded by the metal industry employers’ association Gesamtmetall in 2000 to shape...

This paper analyzes the e ffect of regional income inequality within countries on individual life satisfaction. We use data from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the European Values Survey (EVS) containing approximately 97,000 observations from 1981-2008. Regional income inequality is measured...

Ministry of Finance advisers play a crucial role in managing public finance matters, acting as a bridge between bureaucratic and political realms. This article aims to identify the essential skills and experiences that advisers must possess and how these professional qualities relate to their...