Weihnachtsgeschenke führen nicht nur zu strahlenden Kinderaugen, sondern auch zu bedeutenden Umsatzsteigerungen im Einzelhandel. In diesem Artikel wird die Bedeutung des Weihnachtsgeschäftes für den deutschen Einzelhandel dargestellt und mit den europäischen Nachbarn verglichen. Besonders...

The study is motivated by the question “what is the optimal tariff design?” While we do not offer an answer to this question, we use the different designs in four select countries to illuminate the issues involved in designing electricity network tariffs. Electricity networks are a resource...

The Obama administration has repeatedly identified the large-scale build-out of clean, renewable energy infrastructure as a key priority of the United States. The President's calls for a cleaner energy economy are often accompanied by references to other industrialized countries such as Germany,...

Trotz des Auslaufens der degressiven Abschreibung bei mobilen Anlagegütern zum Jahresende 2007 zeigen die Ergebnisse der jährlichen Investitionssonderfrage des ifo Instituts auch 2008 kein Ende der Investitionsdynamik im Einzelhandel. Die bereits in zurückliegenden Umfragen zu beobachtende...

The study analyses the price formation and market functionality of the Finnish food chain. A significant portion of the report consists of international comparisons. The main comparison countries are the so-called old EU countries (EU15) of Western Europe, the new EU countries (EU12) and the...

This paper examines the relation between prices in conventional stores and on the Internet. Main results from the theoretical analysis are i) we expect a discrete fall in prices in conventional stores as the share of the population with access to Internet reaches a critical level, ii) the...

This paper examines the relation between prices in conventional stores and on the Internet. Main results from the theoretical analysis are i) we expect a discrete fall in prices in conventional stores as the share of the population with access to Internet reaches a critical level, ii) the...