Much of the public discourse and media analysis of the surprise outcome of the 2016 US presidential election has emphasized the role of manufacturing workers. This paper examines the importance of manufacturing jobs and job loss as determinants of voting patterns using county-level voting data...

We estimate the effect of electorally induced policy uncertainty on investment in the manufacturing sector. Because state governors exercise considerable influence over legislation and considerable discretion over regulation and permitting, and because the policies relevant to business...

We estimate the effect of electorally induced policy uncertainty on investment in the manufacturing sector. Because state governors exercise considerable influence over legislation and considerable discretion over regulation and permitting, and because the policies relevant to business...

The scholarly interest in the political consequences of industrial decline across Western nations is growing. Despite the current global energy crisis, the electoral impact of increasing natural gas and electricity prices has received less attention, even though it represents a direct threat to...

Im Jahre 1994 hat das DIW ein Szenario für eine ökologische Steuerreform untersucht. Dabei wurde die Einführung einer allgemeinen Energiesteuer unterstellt, deren Aufkommen zur Senkung bestehender Abgaben (insbesondere zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten der Arbeitgeber) verwendet werden sollte....

Environmental taxation very often comprises special provisions for parts of the business sector in order to attenuate effects on competitiveness of emissionintensive activities. This paper discusses motives, alternative designs and criteria for the evaluation of such safeguards and analyzes if...