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Mit dem Sammelband «Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik - Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. René L. Frey» wird eine akademische Persönlichkeit geehrt,die es in ihrem über 30-jährigen Wirken an der Universität Basel verstanden hat, Brücken zwischen volkswirtschaftlicher Forschung, Beratung und Lehre und damit zwischen Theorie und Praxis zu bauen. Die nebst einem Vorwort von…

In this paper, the introduction of direct-democratic decision-making in all EU decisions is considered when it is feasible without prohibitively increasing decision-making costs. We start with the contractarian argument that each constitution is a contract joining the citizens of a state and requires as such the explicit agreement of (a majority of) citizens. Thus, the future…

Taking into account that international tax competition is going stronger, first arguments in favour of abolishing corporate income taxation or even any capital income taxation are presented. Second, the arguments in favour of capital income taxation and especially of corporate income taxation are discussed. There, we also consider those arguments which explain differences in the…

In recent years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has come under sustained attack from many academics and other observers. Many of the arguments employed in this attack are found in Professor Morrissey's paper and the purpose of this comment is to critically examine them. Professor Morrissey's principal argument is that the likelihood of successfully completing…

In this study the effects of various types of rehabilitation programmes on labour market out-comes are estimated. A main feature of this study is that it jointly evaluates multiple treat-ments by nonparametric matching estimators. The study is based on a large sample of per-sons in western Sweden who are long-term sick and could participate in rehabilitation pro-grammes. Our results…

In den letzten Jahren haben sich die aussenwirtschaftspolitischen Parameter der USA teilweise stark geändert. Drei augenfällige Trends bestimmen seither die US-amerikanische Aussenwirtschaftspolitik: Erstens fliessen Sicherheitsüberlegungen seit den Terroranschlägen vom 11.September 2001 massiv in aussenwirtschaftliche Regelungen ein; zweitens schenken die USA der regionalen und…