Ein Pfeiler der deutschen Rüstungskontrollpolitik, nämlich die vertragsbasierte Begrenzung der Atomwaffenarsenale Russlands und der USA, steht vor dem Aus. Zur Kooperation ist Russland nicht mehr bereit. Die Bundesregierung erkennt die Lage als Zäsur und will ihre Politik neu ausrichten. Sie...

Ein Pfeiler der deutschen Rüstungskontrollpolitik, nämlich die vertragsbasierte Begrenzung der Atomwaffenarsenale Russlands und der USA, steht vor dem Aus. Zur Kooperation ist Russland nicht mehr bereit. Die Bundesregierung erkennt die Lage als Zäsur und will ihre Politik neu ausrichten. Sie...

Graphene is very exciting and one of the best materials in the last decade. The interest in producing non-expensive and high-quality graphene is of great interest to many Departments of materials and researchers worldwide. The main goal of this research considers the design, development, and...

We examine how uncertain veracity of external news influences investor beliefs, market prices and corporate disclosures. Despite assuming independence between the news' veracity and the firm’s endowment with private information, we find that favorable news is taken “with a grain of salt”...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSR) constitute one of the most promising designs seemingly able to solve the most challenging issues related to the use of nuclear energy for power generation: possibility of large radionuclide releases, nuclear waste and nuclear safeguards. However, MSRs also present a...

Using California county-level data, we show that municipal bond yields became less sensitive to local real estate tax revenues following the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This effect is more pronounced in counties where taxpayers were...