The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union will have far- reaching implications for the British financial sector. London is currently the financial capital of Europe, and the UK's financial institutions benefit from passport rights that allow them to provide their services throughout the...

Der Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs aus der Europäischen Union hat weitreichende Implikationen für die britische Finanzbranche. London ist die bisherige Finanzhauptstadt Europas. Dort ansässige Finanzinstitutionen können spezielle EU-Rechte nutzen, um Dienstleistungen im gesamten...

This paper highlights how changes in the composition of demand affect income dispersion in the short run. We first document how the share of aggregate spending dedicated to labour-intensive goods and services shrinks (expands) during downturns (booms), and argue that this contributes to the...

Die hohen internationalen Kapitalpositionen in OffshoreFinanzzentren haben zu viel neuer Forschung in diesem Bereich geführt. Allerdings haben der verdeckte Charakter vieler Offshore-Aktivitäten und die mangelnde Datenverfügbarkeit zur Folge, dass viele Fragen nach wie vor unerforscht sind....

This paper studies financial service provision booked through offshore financial centers (OFCs). Based on several novel data sources and recent advances in event study methodology, I exploit the natural experiment of re-occurring hurricanes hitting small islands and compare local reactions to...

A key component of the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD signed on November 27 is the adoption of a minimum wage for Germany. Under the agreement, a statutory minimum wage of EUR8.50 per hour will be introduced across the country starting in 2017. Pushed as a make-or-break issue by...

Several leading policymakers - from ECB President Mario Draghi to EC President José Manual Barroso - have pushed Eurozone countries to adopt far-reaching structural reforms in labour and product markets in order to foster growth and employment. While there is a broad consensus that structural...