English summary: Lars P. Feld evaluates the economic arguments for or against tax
competition in a federal polity and summarizes the empirical evidence concerned with the …

Transportation infrastructure services may cause an impact on the economy of the region in
which they are located and, additionally, they are likely to have an impact on other regions …

In this paper we review the linkages between the quality of public finances, that is, the level
and composition of public expenditure and its financing via revenue and deficits, and …

Road infrastructure is frequently cited as a critical catalyst for regional economic growth in
transport policy research. However, it remains uncertain how the road infrastructure interacts …

-Welche Aufgaben soll die kommunale Ebene aus Sicht des Ökonomen erfüllen?°°-Welche
Einnahmen (insbesondere Steuern) sind hierfür geeignet?°°-Wie kann ein Finanzausgleich …

This book analyzes the dynamic macroeconomic effects of public capital in industrialized
countries. The issue of whether public capital is productive has received a great deal of …

This paper investigates whether there is a lack of public capital in European Union
countries. The analysis builds on a new database providing internationally comparable …

Using time-series cross-section data from the manufacturing sector of the 11 West
German'Bundesländer'(Federal States) from 1970 to 1996, I examine the impact of public …

Debate exists over the role that public investment must play in economic recovery and
economic growth. The underlying idea behind this debate has much to do with the value of …

This paper challenges the institutional sclerosis view of the German crisis according to
which rigid labour markets and generous welfare state institutions have driven Germany into …