We explore whether the transparency in banks' lending activities enhances the harmonization of credit terms that a bank offers across its different geographic regions. We take advantage of a novel loan-level reporting initiative by the European Central Bank, which requires repo borrowing banks...

In order to be able to assess the future institutional relationship between the UK and the EU, this study organises the relevant facts systematically. This is done by using a framework in which two aspects are compared with each other: On the one hand, the extent of the Single Market access for...

Drawing on analysis of 2004 and 2011 WERS data and extensive case studies of employee consultation bodies, this paper highlights major problems with the regulatory design and enforcement of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 and advocates reforms to improve their...

A continuous flow of reliable, relevant and financially important information is necessary for making economically justified and strategic investment decisions. Economic globalization has contributed to the need of creating a unified language for communication, a single set of international...

The paper examines whether international regulatory harmonization increases cross-border labor migration. To study this question, we analyze European Union (EU) initiatives that harmonized accounting and auditing standards. Regulatory harmonization should reduce economic mobility barriers,...

Angelika Merdian sichtet und analysiert vor dem Hintergrund diverser Vereinheitlichungsbestrebungen die Standards für Wirtschaftsprüfer in ihrer Tätigkeit als Unternehmensbewerter in Deutschland, Österreich, Frankreich, Italien, dem Vereinigten Königreich und Russland. Darüber hinaus...

Vor dem Hintergrund der Einhaltung der Klimaschutzziele, die die deutsche Bundesregierung sich gesetzt hat, wird seit Längerem die Einführung von nationalen bzw. EU‐weiten CO2-Emissionsstandards als zusätzliches Instrument neben dem Emissionshandel diskutiert. Diese Diskussion zielt...

Die ohne Zutun der europäischen Politik vom Europäischen Gerichtshof und der Kommission betriebene „Integration durch Recht“ hat eine extensive Dynamik der Liberalisierung entfaltet. Wie lässt sich dieser Umstand erklären? Mit dieser Frage hat sich die 2008 gegründete...

This updated Progress report on implementation of the Basel regulatory framework provides a high-level view of Basel Committee members' progress in adopting Basel II, Basel 2.5 and Basel III, as of end March 2014. It focuses on the status of domestic rule-making processes to ensure that the...

The conclusions of Advocate General Jääskinen in the matter of the infringement proceedings against Germany, regarding the scope of the term "water services" in Article 9 of the Water Framework Directive, are now available. In these he considers that the action brought by the Commission...

In May 2011, new standards of the IFRS regarding concept of control and related enhanced disclosure requirements were issued. These new standards have being mandatory effective since reporting period beginning on 1 January 2013 except for countries within European Union where effectiveness begun...