Gesundheit, Arzneimittel, Wohlfahrtsökonomik, Extra-Welfarismus. - Since 1961 access to market for innovative pharmaceuticals was increasingly regulated. The first step was a simple registration procedure, followed by federal licensing in 1978. Since 1989 the licensing was complemented by price...

We analyze the current regulatory regime for electricity transmission in Germany, which combines network planning with both cost-plus and revenue-cap regulations. After reviewing international experiences on transmission investment, we first make a qualitative assessment of the overall German...

Der anhaltende Klimawandel, die Folgen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise und die aktuellen Bestrebungen in Deutschland, nach der Havarie des Atomkraftwerks Fukushima I eine zügige Wende hin zu einer nachhaltigen Energieversorgung zu vollziehen, haben die öffentliche Diskussion um Quellen,...