In Apple v. Pepper, the US Supreme Court held that iPhone users were direct purchasers of apps from Apple, which, according to precedent set by Illinois Brick v. Illinois, made them the proper plaintiffs to sue Apple for antitrust damages. The damages were the result of Apple's alleged...

This paper suggests that in the US context, workers tend to invest in general human capital especially since they face little employment protection and low unemployment benefits, while the European model (generous benefits and higher duration of jobs) favors specific human capital investments....

In den sechziger Jahren lag das reale Wachstum in Europa noch über dem der USA. Danach sanken in beiden Teilen der Welt tendenziell die Wachstumsraten. Anfang der Achtziger Jahre folgte allerdings in den USA eine Phase hohen Wirtschaftswachstums, so dass die Wachstumsraten und die...