Drawing on a wide range of literature and ideas, a new “second-generation theory of fiscal
federalism” is emerging that provides new insights into the structure and working of federal …

This chapter surveys the theory of international tax competition and coordination, which,
matching the increasing policy importance of the topic, has grown substantially over the last …

Globalisation is blamed for many socioeconomic shortcomings. I discuss the consequences
of globalisation by surveying the empirical globalisation literature. My focus is on the KOF …

A central message of the tax competition literature is that independent governments engage
in wasteful competition for scarce capital through reductions in tax rates and public …

Kritiker der europäischen Integration betonen immer wieder die rechtliche Einschränkung
der Handlungsfähigkeit der nationalen Regierungen. Die verminderte nationale Kompetenz …

In this volume, based on a week-long symposium at the University of Munich's Center for
Economic Studies, two leading scholars of governmental economics debate their divergent …

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch ist das Ergebnis langjähriger Beschäftigung mit der Sozialpolitik
in Forschung und Lehre. Es stellt–nach einer knapp gehaltenen wissenschaftstheoretischen …

While much attention has been devoted to analyzing how the institutional framework and
entrepreneurship impact growth, how economic policy and institutional design affect …

The literature on the relationship between the size of government and economic growth is
full of seemingly contradictory findings. This conflict is largely explained by variations in …

This paper reviews potential advantages and disadvantages of capital tax competition. Tax
competition may introduce, mitigate, or exacerbate inefficiencies in both the private sector …