Thiess Buttner – författare

Dieses Buch vereint unterschiedliche Analysen zum gegenwärtigen Finanzierungssystem der Europäischen Union und zu möglichen Reformmodellen für die Zukunft. Wichtige neue politische Herausforderungen, wie die Politik der EU gegenüber internationalen Konflikten und die Flüchtlingskrise, deuten darauf hin, dass es ein großes Potenzial für eine stärkere Rolle der EU gibt. Eine Reform des Einnahmensystems kann ein wichtiger Schritt sein, um zu gewährleisten, dass die Union in der Lage ist, diese Anforderungen zu erfüllen. Es darf jedoch nicht übersehen werden, dass auch gewichtige politische Differenzen zwischen den EU-Mitgliedstaaten herrschen. Aus dieser Perspektive könnte eine Einnahmen-Reform, die lediglich als ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung einer "immer engeren Union" dient, möglicherweise nicht dazu dienen, diese Herausforderungen besser zu bewältigen. Der Band präsentiert eine Sammlung ausgewählter Aufsätze von Experten aus Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaftlern, die viele Aspekte derartiger Reformen behandeln.

This standard textbook offers a comprehensive and understandable presentation of public sector economics. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated so as to consider the latest developments in theory as well as changes in institutions and global economic frameworks.

It is dealt with disparities in employment growth, unemployment, and wages between regional labor markets in Germany. First, endogenous formation and growth of industry locations due to agglomeration economies is established as a basic source of disparity in employment. Then, spatial frictions and local wage inflexibility due to central wage bargaining are detected as causes of unemployment disparities. Throughout the book theoretical analysis is combined with rigorous empirical testing using a large set of regional data at district level. In order to gain and robustify empirical results, recent methods in panel econometrics and spatial data analysis are employed. An overview on the extent of key regional labor market disparities in Germany is given. The book enables to assess our current understanding of the role of locational issues in causing those disparities, and thus to understand the basic justification of regional policy.

It is dealt with disparities in employment growth, unemployment, and wages between regional labor markets in Germany. First, endogenous formation and growth of industry locations due to agglomeration economies is established as a basic source of disparity in employment. Then, spatial frictions and local wage inflexibility due to central wage bargaining are detected as causes of unemployment disparities. Throughout the book theoretical analysis is combined with rigorous empirical testing using a large set of regional data at district level. In order to gain and robustify empirical results, recent methods in panel econometrics and spatial data analysis are employed. An overview on the extent of key regional labor market disparities in Germany is given. The book enables to assess our current understanding of the role of locational issues in causing those disparities, and thus to understand the basic justification of regional policy.