Since 1994 worldwide maritime piracy has witnessed an explosion. While data collection has improved, the incidence of piracy has undoubtedly risen as well, particularly in areas of the world marked by "failed" or "weak" states' (Somalia, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone), though some areas...

Since 1994 worldwide maritime piracy has witnessed an explosion. While data collection has improved, the incidence of piracy has undoubtedly risen as well, particularly in areas of the world marked by failed or weak states' (Somalia, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone), though some areas (South-East...

Eine der Funktionsbedingungen für Kassenwettbewerb ist, dass Risikoselektion unterbundenwird. Denn Gegenstand des Kassenwettbewerbs sollen nicht bestimmte Merkmale vonVersicherten sein (z.B. der Gesundheitszustand), vielmehr sollen die Anreize zur Verbesserungder Qualität und Effizienz der...

The current financial crisis has brought Europe to a critical juncture. In this paper, we map the fiscally United States of Europe. We simulate an optimal EU-wide income tax and calculate the implied cross-country transfers. The comparison of the implied transfers with the real transfers shows...

The 2008 financial market crisis, followed by the Great Recession and sovereign debt crises in several EU countries have triggered drastic reforms of old-age security systems. They were supposed to ensure the financial viability of public pension schemes in the short and long run and/or to...

Im Zuge der Reformen des öffentlichen Dienstes in Deutschland seit den 1990er Jahren werden an die Beschäftigten neue normative Erwartungen gestellt. So sollen neben den durch den traditionellen "Staatsdiener" charakterisierte Werte wie Neutralität, Regelgeleitetes Handeln oder Loyalität...