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GIS World Report 2014 – by Prince Michael of Liechtenstein | This resume is based on reports from our worldwide experts and our own research, looking at today’s main issues and concentrates on key global events which are likely to be of further interest. Topics are covered regionally and by subject headings which include economics, […]

On June 6, 2014, Germany’s largest tabloid newspaper, Bild, appeared with the headline ‘How bad can poverty get in old age?’ (Wie schlimm wird die Altersarmut?), writes Marc Zahn, Director & COO at Industrie- und Finanzkontor in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. In the text they use the word ‘Zins-Klau’ a slang expression for ‘stealing interest’. All this […]

In a new book “Environmental Markets”  Terry L. Anderson and Gary D. Libecap explain the prospects of using markets to improve environmental quality and resource conservation. No other book focuses on a property rights approach using environmental markets to solve environmental problems. Anderson and Libecap apply this approach to land, water, wildlife, fisheries, and air. The […]

Ein Nachruf “The amount of crime is determined not only by the rationality and preferences of would-be criminals, but also by the economic and social environment created by public policies, including expenditures on police, punishments for different crimes, and opportunities for employment, schooling, and training programs.” Mit dem Tod Gary Beckers (*1930 – †2014) haben die Sozialwissenschaften […]