Potentielle Unternehmensgründer treffen auf ein komplexes System von wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Rahmenbedingungen, die das jeweilige Gründungsvorhaben unterstützen oder auch behindern können. Diese Rahmenbedingungen wurden in einer Reihe von Einzelstudien - in Frankreich, den...

Interest groups differ in the choice of strategy that they use to influence public policy. Some mainly try to gain access, that is, have direct contacts with decision-makers, whereas others tend to “go public”, that is, launch campaigns that aim to mobilize the broader public. We argue that...

In this paper we present a computer-based model (so-called European Tax Analyzer) for the international computation and comparison of company tax burdens. The methodology follows the forward-looking concepts for the measurement of effective average tax rates (EATR) on the basis of a model-firm....