We study adaptation to climate change in a federalist setting. To protect themselves against an increase in flood risk, regional governments choose among adaptation measures that vary with respect to their costs, the level of protection they offer, and the presence and nature of spillovers to...

The analysis of common goods needs to look very carefully at the characteristics of the goods and of the social situations of their provision. Different characteristics lead to different strategic constellations and therefore to different opportunities for institutional solutions to the problems...

Soll die Industrie- und Wettbewerbspolitik zentral oder dezentral, durch die Europäische Gemeinschaft oder auf regionaler Ebene betrieben werden? Das Werk behandelt die Frage wirtschaftstheoretisch und leistet damit einen wesentlichen Beitrag für die politische Diskussion. Für Volkswirte im...