The basis of Germany´s technological competitiveness continues to be a good one. In the nineties, however, the investments to maintain this position have left much to be desired. The most recent efforts in investments, in research and development and patenting activities are found to be...

Rezension: Wohlstand und Naturverbrauch müssen sich nicht bedingen, so die MitarbeiterInnen des Wuppertal-Instituts für Klima, Umwelt, Energie. Provokative Fragen und zu erwartende Einwände gegenüber ihren Thesen nutzen sie, um zu erklären, wie der Umbau hin zu einem ökologisch...

Environmental taxation very often comprises special provisions for parts of the business sector in order to attenuate effects on competitiveness of emissionintensive activities. This paper discusses motives, alternative designs and criteria for the evaluation of such safeguards and analyzes if...