Many governments subsidize electric mobility (E-mobility) to increase the share of electric vehicles (EV) in the car fleet. This aims at reducing carbon emissions. Despite that there is not much research on the full economic costs and benefits of this measures. There are only a few Cost Benefit...

We study the effect of international trade and freeness of trade on interregional inequality within countries. While most studies focus on single countries and only some use a small panel of countries, we use the two largest databases available to examine these issues. One database is provided...

The public economics, environmental, transportation and urban economics literature applies different labor supply approaches when studying economic or planning instruments. Some studies assume that working hours are endogenous while the number of workdays is given, whereas others model only...

Wir untersuchen mittel- und langfristige regionale Beschäftigungseffekte von Veränderungen der Verkehrsinfrastruktur in den deutschen Kreisen. Dabei stehen die indirekten Effekte der Investitionen im Mittelpunkt, die sich mittelbar über die Wirkung der Veränderungen von Erreichbarkeiten...

Our study provides evidence for firms’ evaluation of location quality. We use a 2004 survey of 6,000 East German firms that contained questions on the importance and assessment of 15 different location factors ranging from closeness to customers and suppliers, transport infrastructure, and...

In der bundesdeutschen Debatte über ein wünschenswertes Finanzausgleichssystem werden Effizienzaspekte weitgehend vernachlässigt. Es läßt sich jedoch zeigen, daß Finanzausgleichsregelungen Allokationsstörungen hervorrufen. Dies wird in dieser Arbeit anhand einer theoretischen Analyse...

Transportation economists apply different labor supply models when studying anti-congestion policy: (i) endogenous working hours; (ii) endogenous workdays but given daily working hours; (iii) labor supply as a residual. We study whether the outcome of anti-congestion policies that change the...

Summary This paper questions the view that a rise of the retirement age does not reduce the financial problems of a pay-as-you-go public pension system if individuals receive compensations for additional years spent in the labor force. It is shown that rather utility compensation is required...

Abstract Our study provides evidence for firms’ evaluation of location quality. We use a 2004 survey of 6,000 East German firms that contained questions on the importance and assessment of 15 different location factors ranging from closeness to customers and suppliers, transport...