The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play in such processes remain underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes...

The Corona pandemic exposes the strengths and weaknesses of the European Union (EU) as well as the differences in the resilience of the European economies. This study therefore looks at how the EU and its member states can emerge stronger and more competitive from the crisis. The ideas of the...

Die Corona-Pandemie legt die Stärken und Schwächen der Europäischen Union (EU) bloß und verdeutlicht die Unterschiede in der Leistungs- und Widerstandsfähigkeit der europäischen Volkswirtschaften. Die vorliegende Studie widmet sich daher der Frage, wie die EU gestärkt und mit höherer...

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the political economy of taxation in Latin America Gustavo Flores-Macias; 2. The political economy of oil taxation in Latin America: policy volatility and untapped potential Francisco Monaldi; 3. Economic growth and tax compliance in Latin...

I study how trading motives in asset markets affect equilibrium outcomes and welfare. I focus on two types of trading motives - informational and allocational. I show that while a fully separating equilibrium is the unique equilibrium when trading motives are known, multiple equilibria exist...

This open access book modifies and revitalizes the concept of the "developmental state" to understand the politics of emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other words, there is a revived interest in the...

This paper discusses the application of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) to the specific context of Australia's Road Safety Remuneration System and, in doing so, highlights two complementary lessons: first; that RIA can provide important information to policy makers, even where complexity and...

Die Digitalisierung fordert den Staat nicht einfach nur heraus. Sie überfordert ihn. Sie stellt in Frage, wie wir 70 Jahre lang unser Gemeinwesen gesteuert, organisiert und verteidigt haben. Unser demokratischer Staat mit seinen Institutionen und Verfahren tut sich schwer, seine bisherige Rolle...

This book brings together conceptual and empirical analyses of the causes and consequences of changing business-government relations in China since the 1990s, against the backdrop of the country's increased integration with the global political economy. More specifically, it provides an...

"Since 1945, the liberal-democratic model of capitalism spread across the globe, ultimately prevailing over communism. Over the past two decades, a new statist-authoritarian model has begun diffusing across East Asia. Rather than rejecting capitalism, authoritarian leaders harness it to uphold...

Seit ihrer Gründung ist die Europäische Gemeinschaft hin- und hergerissen zwischen einer marktwirtschaftlichen und einer interventionistischen Wirtschaftsordnung. Über einen Zeitraum von 1955 bis heute wird die französische Europapolitik in dieser Arbeit auf ihre ordnungspolitischen...

This study examines how the relationships between local governments and local enterprises moderate the effect of targeted monetary policies through different action-propagating mechanisms. First, we investigate the impact of monetary policies on enterprise investment in areas with different...