Ziel der Tagung ist, neben dem Aspekt knapper öff entlicher Budgets die Bedeutung der öff entlichen Infrastruktur als Grundlage für Wohnen, Mobilität, Bildung, Arbeiten und Wirtschaften zu unterstreichen und genau auf den Anpassungbedarf in der öff entlichen...

The main objective of the meeting is to provide a platform for productive exchanges of scholars working on economic and social inequality. Both contributions from theoretical analysis and empirical research are welcome. In addition the colloquium will discuss policy issues theoretical and policy...

Increasing life expectancy and low birth rates are shaping the future of the European population. The economic consequences of demographic ageing are manifold. Changes in the age structure of a population have a decisive impact on the labour market, consumption, savings and investment patterns,...