In a dynamic market, the city has become a main source of competitiveness, along with financial and economic benefits. Due to the processes of digitalization, a new concept has been developed, namely smart cities. This concept delivers economic and financial potential, not only to cities, but...

We set up a model to characterize the reaction functions of governments competing for mobile capital by simultaneously setting both the business tax rate as well as the level of provision of a productive public input. Using a rich data set of local jurisdictions, we then test the predictions of...

Ende 2019 läuft der Solidarpakt II aus. Sollte im Kontext der Neuordnung der Bund-Länder-Finanzbeziehungen die Wirtschaftsförderung Ost beendet und in ein umfassendes Fördersystem für strukturschwache Regionen in Ost- und Westdeutschland integriert werden? Nach Ansicht von Reiner Haseloff,...

We set up a model to characterize the reaction functions of governments competing for mobile capital by simultaneously setting both the business tax rate as well as the level of provision of a productive public input. Using a rich data set of local jurisdictions, we then test the predictions of...