The current negotiations on a transatlantic Free-Trade Agreement between the US and the EU (TTIP) have raised substantial public interest. Several studies have highlighted the positive economic effects of TTIP. A new ÖFSE report shows that these claims are overstated and neglect crucial...

Much of the current discussion about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is focused on the potential welfare and employment effects. Supporters of TTIP often support their argument by highlighting the optimistic results of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models....

Abstract: Discourse regarding ethics and corporate responsibility arose in the last years linked with an increasing number of accounting fraud scandals. The recent financial crisis has had a lasting negative influence on corporate profits. Companies have had to satisfy the interests of several...

ln diesem Beitrag wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche Prozesse und Faktoren die Entstaatlichung lokaler Politik vorantreiben. Dabei wird insbesondere auf die Liberalisierung öffentlicher Dienstleistung eingegangen, einen für die Kommunen wesentlichen Wirkungsbereich. Die Faktoren, welche...

This paper offers an analysis of the political and institutional development of environmental regulation in Bolivia from 1989 to 1997. Additionally, a concept of sustainable development as proposed by the government of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in the national development plan of 1994 is...

This paper offers an analysis of the political and institutional development of environmental regulation in Bolivia from 1989 to 1997. Additionally, a concept of sustainable development as proposed by the government of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in the national development plan of 1994 is...