Main description: What drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The answer, hands down, is alcohol. The pain comes not only from drunk driving and lost lives but also addiction, family strife, crime, violence, poor health, and squandered human potential. Young...

Um die Existenz eines Unternehmens dauerhaft zu sichern, muss investiert werden. Die Investitionen sind einerseits zu finanzieren, sie bilden andererseits die Basis für den Erfolg und damit für die zu leistenden Ertragsteuerzahlungen. Dieses Buch greift diese Dreiecksbeziehung auf. Dargestellt...

"Governments all round the world are facing problems with their public finances. At a time of austerity, how much should spending be cut and how much should taxes be raised? Does the national debt represent a burden for future generations? Should taxes on the rich be raised? This book examines...

Researchers often test firm conduct models using pass-through regressions or instrumental variables (IV) methods. The former has limited applicability; the latter relies on potentially irrelevant instruments. We show the falsifiable restriction underlying the IV method generalizes the...