Intro -- Public Finance of the Dutch Republic in Comparative: Perspective The Viability of an Early Modern Federal State (1570s-1795) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Map -- General Introduction -- The Question at Stake -- Possible Answers -- The...

Using data for German and Swedish multinational enterprises (MNEs), this paper assesses international employment patterns. It analyzes determinants of location choice and the degree of substitutability of labor across locations. Countries with highly skilled labor forces attract German MNEs, but...

One feature of recent pension reforms in OECD countries has been that more individual responsibility is transferred to employees and in particular to those approaching the end of their working life. Enlarged freedom of choice concerns the timing of retirement with corresponding consequences for...