This article provides an overview and comparison of risk-based capital (RBC) requirements as they currently exist in the United States, the European Union, Switzerland, and New Zealand. These four systems are representative of different ways capital standards are implemented around the globe....

Kaum ein Politikfeld erscheint denBürgerinnen und Bürgern so undurchsichtigund komplex wie die Agrarpolitik der EuropäischenUnion (EU). Der Agrarsektor ist nachwie vor einer der am stärksten durch Subventionengeförderten Wirtschaftszweige.3 Weraber wann wie viel staatliche...

[...]Inflation targeting in New Zealand followed legislationthat mandated a Policy Targets Agreement (PTA)between the elected government and the newlyindependent central bank, which resulted in a jointlydecided numerical target for inflation.[...]

[...]Like the other countries examined, the United Kingdomadopted inflation targets after a successful disinflation.Unlike these countries, however, the UnitedKingdom took this step in the aftermath of a foreignexchange rate crisis in order to restore a nominalanchor and to lock in past...

Vorliegendes Arbeitspapier beschäftigt sich mit den Optionen für eine Privatisierung und Regulierung der Flughäfen in Deutschland.