German Eastern Policy, 1917–1918

German Industrial Policy: an Overview

Will Eastern European Migrants Happily Enter the German Pension System after the EU Eastern Enlargement?

A major concern in Western Europe and especially in Germany is that with the EU eastern enlargement inflows of workers occur, which will be net beneficiaries of the domestic social security systems. We introduce a model and present evidence by comparing pension systems in the main source and target countries (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic; Germany) that show that immigrants most likely have t...

Optimal policy identification: Insights from the German electricity market

The diffusion of renewable electricity generating technologies is widely considered as crucial for establishing a sustainable energy system in the future. However, the required transition is unlikely to be achieved by market forces alone. For this reason, many countries implement various policy instruments to support this process , also by redistributing related costs among all electricity cons...

Sector Strategy: German Development Policy in the Health Sector

Deliberation, Responsivity and Power in German and Swiss Agricultural Policy

Preferences with respect to agricultural policy have changed in Germany and Switzerland. In the middle of the 20 century, food self sufficiency and a certain cultural solidarity with farmers were central issues. Today, farmers are expected to contribute to environmental protection and safe food. Switzerland and Germany are two examples of countries where national agricultural policies have atte...