In der Auseinandersetzung um die Lösung stabilitätspolitischer Probleme wird seit den 70er Jahren in den Vereinigten Staaten der Vorschlag diskutiert, die Globalsteuerung durch den Einsatz der Steuerpolitik mikroökonomisch zu ergänzen. Allen Vorschlägen einer «tax-based incomes policy»...

I study the integration of regions in the form of a merger of populations, which I interpret as a revision of people's social space and their comparison set; I illustrate the way in which a merger can aggravate social distress; and I consider policy responses. Specifically, I view the merger of...

Given the recent financial crisis, the German labour market performs relatively well. This has not been the case until recent years: collective bargaining and the rigid system of wage setting have been often cited as one of the reasons for Germany's high structural unemployment. Contrary, a...

This paper reviews Finland's growth strategy in the postwar decades. Finland was able to initiate an impressive mobilization of resources during this period, reflected mostly in a high rate of capital accumulation for manufacturing industries. This was achieved by an unorthodox combination of...