In debates over privatization and global competition mixed Cournot oligopoly models have been used to show that the presence of a state-owned enterprise in the host country is always associated with a distortionary effect that may justify privatization even if the public firm is just as...

This study investigates the possible sources of distortions in an international mixed oligopoly. We extend the existing linear/quadratic model to a general framework and show that a public enterprise may either serve as a regulatory device or may itself create an additional level of distortion....

In Deutschland werden mehr als 30 Prozent des Sozialprodukts für Soziales ausgegeben, und der Staat greift mit seinen Sozialgesetzen massiv in die Handlungsfreiheit seiner Bürger ein. In diesem Buch werden normative Begründungen sowohl für staatliche Umverteilungsmaßnahmen als auch für die...

This dissertation analysis the consequences of interjurisdictional competition for a mobile tax base for the efficiency of the public sector and the growth potential of a jurisdiction.