It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and others poor, some democratic and others dictatorial. But arguments of this sort gloss over the question of...

Personalrisiken sind im Risikokatalog vieler Unternehmen unterrepräsentiert. Das ist deshalb überraschend, weil ein strategisch orientiertes Personalrisikomanagement hilft, z. B. Transformationsprozesse erfolgreich zu managen sowie Fachkräfte und Beschäftigung zu sichern. Auch bestehen klare...

This EU supported Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) had been conducted by a European Consortium composed of eight research institutions. Ifo's part within this larger programme was (a) to analyse the fiscal effects of privatization and (b) to assess the valuation of privatization...