Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of figure; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Differential reporting: what does it really mean for the public sector?; 3 Depreciation in local government-still the problems continue; 4 The consequences of the current...

I show that the weather condition on election day affects future fiscal policy. When it rains during state elections, there is an increase in the relative income of voters, which is followed by an increase in expenditure and debt. The increase in expenditure is directed towards a larger police...

In seinem neuen Buch beschreibt Thilo Sarrazin die Mechaniken von Politik, ihre typischen Fehler und die Gründe für den Erfolg oder Misserfolg von Gesellschaften. Er verdeutlicht, warum die Vorstellungen und Träume von einer besseren Gesellschaft oft nichts Gutes hervorgebracht haben. Von...

The European integration process is ongoing. Europe is still heterogeneous. Within this context, the paper addresses the question of whether policies in the EU should head towards autonomy, coordination or harmonization. Taking the path dependence effect into account, in the papers' opinion,...