Mein Beitrag zu unserer Ringvorlesung fragt nach dem Einfluß Deutschlands auf die Wirtschaftspolitik der EG. Dieser Einfluß wird innerhalb und außerhalb Deutschlands sehr unterschiedlich gesehen. Ich habe diese unterschiedliche Sicht in zwei Begriffen - zwei Schlagworten - auf den Punkt...

This paper has provided an introduction to a multi-country model applied to the European Union which can be used to tackle fiscal policies questions in a static framework. We provide in addition a code written in GAMS, which accomodates the model specification in a concise and transparent...

In this paper, I will discuss this question with special emphasis on the European experience. The European Union (EU) qualifies for an interesting case study because of two reasons. First, it has been founded more than 40 years ago in 1957. Second, its ongoing process of deep Integration is...

Carbon leakage provides an efficiency argument for unilateral climate policy to differentiate emission prices in favor of emission-intensive and trade-exposed sectors. At the same time, differential emission pricing can be (mis-)used as a beggar-thy-neighbor policy to exploit terms of trade....

Recent theoretical work has shown that the incidence of ad valorem and specific taxes may differ and each may be over or under-shifted onto consumers in the presence of imperfect competition. Empirical comparison of the price effects of the two taxes is limited. There are no previous estimates...

Recent theoretical work has shown that the incidence of ad valorem and specific taxes may differ and each may be over or under-shifted onto consumers in the presence of imperfect competition. These results are used to derive a method of estimating market power and conduct. An application is made...