Der internationale Wettbewerb in der Wissenschaft wird sich in Zukunft weiter verschärfen. Zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in Deutschland plädiert Prof. Dr.Klaus Landfried, Präsident der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, für eine ausgewogene Mischung zwischen Marktorientierung...

This paper explores the impact of university funding reform on teaching quality competition. It shows that a graduate tax with differentiated, but state-regulated fees maximises the higher education surplus, whereas student grants as well as pure and income contingent loans do not. Fee autonomy...

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that...

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that...