Economic Freedom

Given the financial and economic crisis, countries rank in terms of its economic structure to the test. This applies not only to Germany. In other economies, the industry has on average in 2009 in a nearly equal extent in this country as a brake on overall economic development.The debate about the so-called business model of Germany, which are characterized by a relatively high level of spoken briefly share of industry and a strong world market orientation can have, tradition and takes place in changing clothes:1 The mid-1990s, it was debated whether Germany compared to other advanced economies have a service gap and having a mirror image of strong industry focus. Readmore…

Even if the Formula 1 currently paused – the next race takes place on 29.08.2010 in Belgium – the events of the Grand Prix of Germany will occupy the team as well as the media continues: Ferrari driver Massa was in the lead by Funk asked to let his teammate Alonso to overtake. At the pinnacle of motor sport such arrangements within a team are currently prohibited. Readmore…

In the wake of the financial market crisis has shown that the cooperative banks have gained market share in recent months in all major segments and could provide good results. As the savings they get certified by the bank trust customers the best value. This trend suggests that the business model of cooperative banks to shed more light and to inquire into the causes of its competitiveness. Readmore…

Fridges could be scrapped. Even bicycles. Cars anyway. This would take only a shredding machine. But this comes in Hans-Olaf Henkel's latest book “The scrapping” is not available. Instead, it comes to paper, so-called junk bonds. They were the reason that the debt in Germany after the collapse of U. Readmore…

First BasicsWhen cartels are agreements with market participants with the aim of the competition between the cartel members to restrict. Therefore, they are prohibited in all competitively organized societies. The purpose of antitrust is to prevent the restriction of competition caused by damage to third parties, for example, using this as a consumer have to pay higher prices than for effective competition between suppliers cartels. Readmore…

“Science is something fascinating in itself. So a minor investment in fact provides such a rich crop of predictions. “In the financial crisis is ushered in the second round. From the crisis in the financial sector has become a sovereign debt crisis. It has long been the financial tsunami has also spilled on the real sector. Readmore…

The then Minister for Family Affairs Ursula von der Leyen introduced in 2007, a maternity leave as a replacement for the existing education money. So that young parents should be granted an at least partial compensation for lost income in the first phase of life after the birth of a child. The parental allowance is granted for a maximum period of 14 months and is regularly 67 percent of the current net earned income, but less than 300 and not exceeding 1800 €. Readmore…

The following comparison is not original, he is employed again and again, but he has his permission: Switzerland has 7.8 million inhabitants and 26 cantons. Germany has 81.8 million inhabitants and 16 states. Germany wanted to make his federalism similar to a small area such as Switzerland, then it would need about 270 states. Readmore…