Wie könnte die Alterssicherung im Jahr 2030 aussehen? Diese Arbeit verbindet die privaten Haushalte, den Produktionssektor, die Rentenversicherung und die Bevölkerungsentwicklung in einem allgemeinen Gleichgewichtsmodell und analysiert die makroökonomischen Auswirkungen des demographischen...

Innovations are a key factor to ensure the competitiveness of establishments as well as to enhance the growth and wealth of nations. But more than any other economic activity, decisions about innovations are plagued by failures of the market mechanism. As a response, public instruments have been...

Two years ago a fire broke out in town. The fire started in a confined area, but the place was full of incendiary material, and given the housing density in town the fire spread rapidly. One way or another, very few buildings remained untouched by the fire. People with long memories said that...