Berlin, 24. Dezember 1915: Was tun? Proletarier sind gefallen und Dividenden gestiegen. Die Kriegsgewinne der Unternehmen jetzt nicht zu besteuern, würde den Burgfrieden im Reichstag riskieren. Sie zu besteuern hieße, die Produktion der dringend benötigen Waffen zu gefährden und die...

This book brings together leading experts to assess how and whether the Nazis were successful in fostering collaboration to secure the resources they required during World War II. These studies of the occupation regimes in Norway and Western Europe reveal that the Nazis developed highly...

This paper shows that rising real estate prices reduce industry productivity, because they lead to a reallocation of capital and labor towards inefficient firms. I establish that the rise in real estate value during the US housing boom relaxes firms' financial constraints. Companies borrow...