In view of the empty state coffers and the high public debt, the topic of subsidy reduction plays a major role in the economic policy...

After the German unification, a large number of measures were taken to improve or build up the infrastructure in the new federal...

After the German unification, a large number of measures were taken to improve or build up the infrastructure in the new federal...

The extent and the structure of subsidies (including tax concessions) in the Federal Republic of Germany are analyzed. Subsidies per...

The financial aid payments of the federal states are considerable. For the year 1995, a total amount of DM 83.8 billion was...

The analysis is about the compulsory German unemployment insurance system (GUIS). It is known that GUIS has done nothing to prevent...

Against the backdrop of increasing efforts of the German federal and states’ governments to open up additional private financial...

The authors suggest a dual-system model of private unemployment insurance that includes incentives on the side of employees as well as...

The paper is about the economically efficient design of financial transfers to the unemployed in a highly industrialized country....

Family support is currently being given high priority in Germany. With its decisions, the Federal Constitutional Court has ensured...

Family support is currently being given high priority in Germany. With its decisions, the Federal Constitutional Court has ensured...

In search of an efficient system of unemployment insurance the authors take a look at German history. ...

Subsidies are selective benefits granted by the federal government, states, municipalities and other state institutions in favor of...

Subsidies granted by German states (Länder) and municipalities are substantial and amounted to more than € 70.6 bill. in 2001. ...

The authors calculate the statistic fundamentals of a dual system of private unemployment insurance, using data of the year 2000. ...

Budgetary revenues of the Land Berlin have been considerably high because of an external co-alimentation from the federal budget, both...

The paper deals with the issue in how far the fiscal policy of the German Laender can be considered as sustainable. Comparing the...