Globalization and Public Policy

Introduction.- The Impact of Globalization on Income Distribution and Income Inequality.- The Gender Pay Gap.- Crime and Security in Europe and the US.- Recession and Unemployment: A Comparative Analysis of Germany and the United States.- A Cross Comparative Analysis of the U.S., German, and Italian Healthcare System.- The Demographic Change in Germany - Implication for the Pension Scheme.- US and German Regulations of CO2 Emissions from Passenger Cars.

David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he is also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, Honorary Professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in Germany, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London. Audretsch's research has focused on the links between entrepreneurship, government policy, innovation, economic development and global competitiveness. His research has been published in over 100 scholarly articles in leading academic journals. He is co-founder and co-editor of Small Business Economics. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Augsburg, and in September, 2010 he received an honorary doctorate degree from Jonkoeping University.

Erik E. Lehmann is a Full Professor of Management and Organization at Augsburg University, Germany and Director of the Program Global Business Management (GBM). Together with Silvio Vismara he directs the CISAlpino Institute for Comparative Studies in Europe (CCSE). He serves as an associate editor of Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurial Journal. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as European Finance Review (Review of Finance), Research Policy, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Small Business Economics, Journal of Small Business Management, Review of Accounting and Finance and Journal of Technology Transfer. His most recent books include Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth by Oxford University Press in 2006, Technology Transfer in a Global Economy by Springer in 2013 and Corporate Governance in Small and Medium Sized Firmswith Edward