Why is competition between institutions usually viewed in a negative light, when competition is considered positive in most other economic contexts? The contributors to this volume introduce new perspectives on this issue, analytically and empirically exploring reasons for this perception

While there are many methods to measure the competitiveness of an economy, most of these concepts ignore the fact that competitiveness can change not only because of market processes such as wage negotiation but also because of political decision making. Governments that compete with others for...

Gegenstand der Studie ist die Ausgestaltung des deutschen Fiskalföderalismus. Es soll gezeigt werden, in welchem Umfang das Konzept des föderalen Wettbewerbs für die bundesdeutsche Finanzverfassung nutzbar gemacht werden kann. Diese Fragestellung umfasst das Verhältnis zwischen Bund und...

The paper shows that interjurisdictional competition for mobile factors of production forces the government to raise the efficiency of the public sector and, thus, helps to tame Leviathan governments. However, this result is derived under some restrictive assumptions concerning the kind of tax...