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Christoph Koch

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Geboren 1974 in München. Studium der Kommunikationswissenschaften, Soziologie und Politikwissenschaft in Münster (Westfalen) und Athens (Ohio). Im Anschluss Tätigkeit bei jetzt.de, dem Jugend-Onlinemagazin der Süddeutschen Zeitung, zuletzt als stellvertretender Redaktionsleiter.

Christoph Koch ist Pauschalist und Kolumnist für das Wirtschaftsmagazin brand eins und hat als freier Autor bereits für SZ- und ZEIT-Magazin, Monocle, Wired, GQ, die Süddeutsche Zeitung und den Tagesspiegel geschrieben.

Mit seinem Buch „Ich bin dann mal offline – Leben ohne Internet und Handy“ (Blanvalet Verlag) stand er mehrere Wochen auf der SPIEGEL-Beststellerliste. Die ZEIT urteilte damals: „Entspannt und mit viel Selbstironie ... profund recherchiert und faktens ...more

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Was wäre, wenn … es für Firmen keine Ausnahmen von der Erbschaftsteuer gäbe?

Ein Szenario.

Deutschland ist eine Erbenrepublik. Zwischen 30 und 50 Prozent des privaten Vermögens gehen auf Erbschaften und Schenkungen zurück. Besonders begünstigt sind Familienunternehmer: Wer eine solche Firma übernimmt, kann unter bestimmten Bedingungen (fast) vollständig von der Erbschaftsteuer befreit werden. Was wäre, wenn dieses Privileg abgeschafft würde?

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Average rating: 3.7 · 192 ratings · 24 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ich bin dann mal offline: Ein Selbstversuch. Leben ohne Internet und Handy 3.70 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Was wäre, wenn ...: 33 Szenarien, die unsere Welt neu denken 3.23 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digitale Balance: Mit smarter Handynutzung leichter leben – Die 30-Tage-Challenge - Digital Detox 3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sternhagelglücklich 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Vermessung meiner Welt: Bekenntnisse eines Self-Trackers 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Database Programming Languages: 10th International Symposium, DBPL 2005, Trondheim, Norway, August 28-29, 2005, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (3774)) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zahlen, Bitte!: Wenn Nummern Und Ziffern Geschichten Erzählen liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politik ist die Praxis der Wissenschaft vom Notwendigen: Helmut Ridder (1919-2007) (German Edition) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vom Junker zum Bürger: Hellmut von Gerlach - Demokrat und Pazifist in Kaiserreich und Republik 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallo, wie fühlst du dich heute?: Wie künstliche Intelligenz unsere Beziehungen verändert 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I really wished I‘d liked it better. Did not get into it and gave up after the 200th mention of the „RPO building“ (Page 50?)
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Was für eine wunderbare 1200-Seiten-Schnurre. (Und auf einer etwas ernsteren Note: Ich hatte keine Ahnung, dass Lager wie Belene so lange existierten. Wie gut, wenn Literstur also auch solche Lücken schließen kann.)
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