This paper examines the effects of a substantial change in publicly funded paid parental leave in Germany on child development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth....

This paper takes a retrospective look at the U.S. government's effort to rescue and restructure General Motors and Chrysler in the midst of the 2009 economic and financial crisis. The paper describes how two of the largest industrial companies in the world came to seek a bailout from the U.S....

Seit Beginn der Industrialisierung Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts hat sich das Leben der Menschen in der westlichen Welt erheblich verändert. Durch das Aufkommen von Massenproduktion, Transport, Energieerzeugung oder auch vermehrter Landwirtschaft stieg die Menge an ausgestoßenem Kohlenstoffdioxid...