[Zielsetzung] Unmittelbar nach der Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands und der daraus resultierenden Vereinigung von West- und Ostberlin wurden die ökonomischen Entwicklungsperspektiven der Stadt in aller Welt außerordentlich positiv eingeschätzt. Ob in Politik, Wissenschaft oder in der Wirtschaft...

Summary In order to alleviate unemployment it is often recommended to reduce social security contributions (SSC) and to compensate for the ensuing loss in revenues by a rise in the value-added tax (VAT). Assuming unemployment to be caused by efficiency wages, it is shown that a balanced-budget...

This paper examines the effects of industrial action and the impact of strike costs on the industrial action activity. Germany is characterised by having little industrial action. Within the framework of a wage bargaining model, it is argued that higher industrial action costs for the union lead...