On the basis of a brief reconstruction of the causes and impacts of the euro crisis, this paper explores, counterfactually and hypothetically, whether the new euro regime, insisting on fiscal austerity and supply-side reforms, could have prevented the rise of the crisis or is able to deal with...

The increasing economic integration among OECD countries since the late 1970s has attracted much attention in tax policy research. Although several studies have tested whether capital mobility induces a race to the bottom in capital taxation, the two approaches - competition and compensation...

*Weitere Angaben Inhalt: Die Europäische Union erweitert sich nach Osten. Was in Politik und führenden Medien ohne Ausnahme mit positiv klingenden Attributen versehen wird, hat indes mehr als nur Schattenseiten: Die Eingliederung ehemals kommunistisch regierter Staaten in das Brüsseler...