Research efforts towards new energy sources and towards the efficiency of energy use will be vital to reducing CO2 abatement costs in the long term. Can such efforts be induced by price instruments? Economists often cite induced technological change as a possible consequence of environmental...

Cyclically adjusted budget balance (CAB) is a widely cited and widely used concept in the evaluation of fiscal situations. The key idea behind it involves the identification of potential levels of economic variables. There are two recently used methods: the aggregate approach and the...

In Deutschland steht wieder einmal eine große Steuerreform an. Zum Jahresbeginn 2001 soll das Steuersenkungsgesetz in Kraft treten, in dessen Zentrum grundlegende Änderungen bei der Einkommens- und Unternehmensbesteuerung stehen. Diese Steuerreform ist oft mit einer im internationalen...