Nach den Bundestagswahlen am 27. September 2009 sah der Koalitionsvertrag zwischen CDU, CSU und FDP zahlreiche steuerliche Änderungen vor, die die Bundesregierung zunächst in Form eines "Gesetzes zur Beschleunigung des Wirtschaftswachstums (Wachstumsbeschleunigungsgesetz)" umgesetzt hat. Das...

This paper documents that a process of industrial restructuring has been transforming the developed economies, where large corporations are accounting for less economic activity and small firms are accounting for a greatershare of economic activity. Not all countries, however, are experiencing...

One of the main objectives of the new European research and innovation policy agenda is to favour the positive demographics (creation and growth) of EU companies operating in new/knowledge-intensive industries, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). These companies play an important...