The objective of this work is to investigate how Common Agricultural Policy's (CAP) direct payments influence the development of farm structures and therefore performance and income disparities between farms. In this study the focus is put on the comparison of impacts of changes in direct...

Die jüngste Zuspitzung der griechischen Schuldenkrise hat die Diskussion über einen möglichen Schuldenschnitt erneut angefacht. Dabei werden häufig Regelungen gefordert, die im Gegensatz zum aktuellen Rettungsschirm und den bestehenden Beschlüssen für dessen Anschlussreglungen einen...

CO2 storage opportunities and the location of coal-fired power plants are located far apart throughout Europe, suggesting the need for a region-wide CO2 pipeline network or at least a considerable number of cross-border transport pipelines. Regionally coherent policy would be needed to embed a...