Main description: Das Buch beinhaltet sieben Abhandlungen theoretischer und grundlegender Natur zu verschiedenen Aspekten öffentlicher Finanzen sowie deren sozialpolitischen Auswirkungen. -- Die ersten drei Beiträge befassen sich mit einer (optimalen) föderalen Finanzverfassung. Ausgehend von...

In 2050, world population growth is predicted to come almost to a halt. Shortly thereafter it may well start to shrink. A major reason behind this shift is the fertility decline that has taken place in many developed countries. In this book, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness...

Structural unemployment, or persistently high levels of unemployment that do not follow the ups and downs of a typical business cycle, varies significantly across industrialized countries. In this CESifo volume, leading labor economists analyze the widely diverging patterns of long-term...