Die traditionellen Instrumente der Investitions- und Beschäftigungsförderung, die sich in den alten Bundesländern weitgehend bewährt hatten, waren den Problemen und Anforderungen des Systemwandels in Ostdeutschland nur teilweise gewachsen.

The housing sector is one of the main sources of CO2 emissions in OECD countries, accounting for over a quarter of the total. Robust and rapid action is required to reach the net zero emission target by 2050. Decarbonising housing involves halting the use of fossil fuels in homes, ensuring that...

Introduction The objective of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the economics of resource management and to discuss policy implications. The paper is structured as follows. After a definition of the concepts of "resources" and "sustainability" in Section 2, economic theory is reviewed...